Clock hands not in sync

[_shel_ny]

D-24 clock.

Minute hand is about 20min off from the hour hand.

Need to know how to correct this.

Minute hand does not seem to be removable.

Holding one, moving other, does not help.

[Don Coatney]

Lucky you live in New York State. Here in Tennessee it takes us about 25 minutes to catch up. Only correction I know of is to move to another part of the country. Has worked for me in the past:D

[randroid]

Shel,

If it's possible to move the face just a squinch it could give the appearance of being dead on. Otherwise, set it so the minute hand is correct and blame the hour hand on parallax.

You might be a redneck if ...

-Randy

[Dan Hiebert]

Unknown if this is what you tried, but the hands may be press-fitted on the shafts and could be pulled straight off, then re-attached back where they should be. I've worked on a Ford and a Hudson clock that were assembled that way, but not a MoPar one.

[Jerry Roberts]

Sometimes it is hard to know if you will break something and make matters worse . Is there a clock repair shop in your neighborhood ? Since you have it out of the vehicle , hand it to the clock repair guy for an estimate . Or just ask the guy " how can I fix this ? "

[_shel_ny]

Unknown if this is what you tried, but the hands may be press-fitted on the shafts and could be pulled straight off, then re-attached back where they should be. I've worked on a Ford and a Hudson clock that were assembled that way, but not a MoPar one.

If they are pressed on, they sure are press on good and tight. I did attempt to pull the hands manually, but do not want to damage them:)

[_shel_ny]

Sometimes it is hard to know if you will break something and make matters worse . Is there a clock repair shop in your neighborhood ? Since you have it out of the vehicle , hand it to the clock repair guy for an estimate . Or just ask the guy " how can I fix this ? "

Spare clock. Not looking at spending any money on it:D Looking for free advise here in case anyone has "been there done that" with the hands:eek:

It appears that dis-assembly will be needed to reposition gears. I may take another shot at pulling the minute hand before taking something apart that has an 90% (or higher) chance of not going back together. I do have a parts clock that will be the guinea pig if push come to shove.

[Mark D]

Unknown if this is what you tried, but the hands may be press-fitted on the shafts and could be pulled straight off, then re-attached back where they should be. I've worked on a Ford and a Hudson clock that were assembled that way, but not a MoPar one.

Confirmed - both Mopar clocks I rebuilt this summer had press fit hands. Grab 'em with a pair of needle nose pliers and wiggle them off. But before you start put a twist of electrical tape on the tips of the pliers to prevent the painted hands from taking a beating. -M

[Jerry Roberts]

One guy used a fork from the kitchen slipped under the pointer on his speedometer to remove the needle .

[_shel_ny]

Just seems that if the hand slides on, I should be able to turn it while holding the other, but does not work.

[captden29]

any clock or watch repair shop will have a "hands puller" to remove them without damage, then they can simply be pushed back on by hand to the correct position. i know this because my grandfather was a watchmaker and i have his old watchbench and there is a hands puller in it. capt den