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    Bushings?

    Thanks, I'll check it out. Paul
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    Bushings?

    Thank you very much for givi Thank you very much for giving me a lot of great information, especially about 609 Loctite. A friend had suggested JB Weld, which seemed a little unrealistic for a clock. Paul
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    Bushings?

    Thank you for the information. Is there anyway to tell if a bushing in a plate is a KWM bushing or a Bergeron bushing? I'm only familiar with Bergeron. Can I assume that if Bergeron was the original bushing that is being replaced, there may be a problem with the OD when fitting the new Bergeron...
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    Bushings?

    Thank you for the detailed information. I have a Bergeon tool, so I'll go that route. One other question: if I have to replace an existing bushing, and use the Bergeon tool to remove it as opposed to tapping/punching out the original bushing, could I wind up with a pivot hole in the plate that...
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    Bushings?

    Thank you - great advice! Paul
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    Bushings?

    Will do. Thank you!
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    Bushings?

    I was also referring to the small disk/gear between the plates. Fortunately, no crack that I can see with magnifiers. Thank you, Paul
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    Bushings?

    Thank you for the reply. I checked the little spur disk with magnifiers, and didn't see any crack. There seems to be quite a bit of end shake on the hand shaft. However, with the proper sized bushing installed in the back hand shaft pivot, I assumed this will resolve the problem, or am I wrong...
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    Bushings?

    Below are 3 pictures from a Gilbert clock I am going to clean, repair, etc. and I would appreciate some input about the following: 1. On the back plate there are what look like oil sinks which I thought might be from the pivot holes being bushed. However, on the inside of the plate there are no...
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    Loose Center Arbor

    Thank you. I'll leave well enough alone.
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    Loose Center Arbor

    Thank you. The clock works. so I'll leave it as is.
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    Loose Center Arbor

    I have a Sessions clock with a center arbor that seems quite loose. When I move the minute hand, there is a lot of "wiggle room" and the smaller gears around the center arbor move back and forth. I know something needs to be tightened, but never having had this problem before, I'm not sure what...
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    Brocot Escapement Adjustments

    That was a bad picture. The clock was leaning against the crutch when I took the picture which made the exit pallet look like it was excessively locked. Normally it looks like the position of the pallets in the picture Willie X posted yesterday. Sorry for the poor photography. As Willie said...
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    Brocot Escapement Adjustments

    By "extended pallet arbor bracket" are you referring to the left arm holding the pallet? If so, I think that might just have been the position of the arm when I took the picture. I'll try the screw adjustment. Hopefully that will be a simple but effective adjustment. Paul
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    Brocot Escapement Adjustments

    Thank you. Now I'll have to figure out how to do that. Paul
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    Brocot Escapement Adjustments

    You're right, they are steel pallets. In that case, how would any adjustment to the pallets be made - just turn the pallet or would I have to loosen or take the pallet out of the pivot hole first, and then adjust it? I imagine it could easily be broken. Thanks! Paul
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    Brocot Escapement Adjustments

    Thank you! I never thought of that approach. Paul
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    Brocot Escapement Adjustments

    Thank you for the reply and diagrams. About 12 years ago the clock was professionally overhauled, and it worked perfectly until recently. Then it would periodically stop. I did the usual cleaning, polishing, bushing, etc maintenance on it, but it would still stop periodically. I observed the...
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    Brocot Escapement Adjustments

    Below is a photo of a Brocot escapement on an Ansonia clock. I need some advice how to adjust the pallets. Pictures that I have seen of other Brocot escapements have the two pallet arms separate up to the anchor so they can be separated or moved together. Here, there is no such arm separation...
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    Suspension Spring/Bracket

    Thank you. Yesterday I noticed quite a bit of wear on the entrance pallet where it rubbed against the tooth, and I could see the actual outline of the tooth on the pallet, which possibly caused friction. I tried to polish this out, but then swapped the verge out with one from another Gilbert...
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