Seth Thomas Sonora 89AG

[Darrmann39]

I'm servicing this Seth Thomas 89Ag is mine and found it odd how the sides that have nuts on it isn't the side you need to have up when taking the plates apart
I did but quickly realized I would not be able to put it together that way. Or maybe I'm missing something. The backplate has the only nuts but also had 3 activating rods which come thru that will be almost impossible to slide all 3 in at once.

 

[Willie X]

Just start them through their respective holes from the inside and lower the plate down as you normally would. Willie X

 

[Darrmann39]

Just start them through their respective holes from the inside and lower the plate down as you normally would. Willie X

just seems it will be damn hard to get all three of those threw the holes then try to lower it down with 6 different arms branching of the main 3 then into proper position.

 

[TEACLOCKS]

Two Irish Men came OUT of A bar.
IT COULD HAPPEN.
Same with Going back together.

 

[Dave T]

It'll go eventually! One thing I've never figured out yet is how to put one together without scratching up the inside of the plates around the pivot holes, and getting my fingerprints all over the plates.

 

[Bruce Alexander]

Reassemble the movement upside down. It's a little tricky, especially with the mainsprings but you'll be able to get the control arms/levers in place first as you then reassemble the gear trains. Hope that makes sense.

Good luck

 

[Willie X]

The levers don't have to be in their pivot holes, on either end, front or back. You can work all that out as you go. Willie X

 

[Darrmann39]

The levers don't have to be in their pivot holes, on either end, front or back. You can work all that out as you go. Willie X

Yea thanks I got it. I put the top one in with all the other parts on backplate Then put the other 2 lower ones arms thru the top plate and worked them in. Wasn't easy but it worked.

 

[Darrmann39]

Reassemble the movement upside down. It's a little tricky, especially with the mainsprings but you'll be able to get the control arms/levers in place first as you then reassemble the gear trains. Hope that makes sense.

Good luck

I really thought about doing that first but thought I'd give what Willie said a try with a modification of working top one in in place and I got it.

 

[Jess19721]

just seems it will be damn hard to get all three of those threw the holes then try to lower it down with 6 different arms branching of the main 3 then into proper position.

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I just did a Sessions that is like that and it IS damn hard! Lol. But if you do like Willie said and go from bottom up, tightening down the bottom two nuts a bit after you have the bottom levers in their holes, you will get there. I swore. A lot.

 

[R. Croswell]

Reassemble the movement upside down. It's a little tricky, especially with the mainsprings but you'll be able to get the control arms/levers in place first as you then reassemble the gear trains. Hope that makes sense.

Good luck

That's the way I do it. I don't recall there being any special difficulty, but it has been awhile.

RC

 

[Darrmann39]

That's the way I do it. I don't recall there being any special difficulty, but it has been awhile.

RC

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Thanks.

 

[klokwiz]

Which bar was it?

But seriously folks they aint that hard just looks that way.

 

[Uhralt]

Reassemble the movement upside down. It's a little tricky, especially with the mainsprings but you'll be able to get the control arms/levers in place first as you then reassemble the gear trains. Hope that makes sense.

Good luck

That's how I did it.

Uhralt