Clock Repair Service or Customization (Oil & Clean)

Why are we the best choice?

Clockworks.com has 3 full time clock makers on staff. James Stoudenmire (Has 30 years experience with clocks), Bill (Has 15 years experience with clocks), and Bobby (Has 7 years experience with clocks). Part time we have Robert Tonkin (Has 70 years experience with clocks)

Between our precision tools and our 100+ years of experience between everyone, we can perform the best service. Not to mention we are a clock part supply house to the clock making industry as well. What this means is there is no time delay waiting for parts to come in the mail.

What would usually take months for another repair center, may take a few days with us. So there is no error, we pull the part right here from our stock. This is just one of the reasons you should work with us. We are the best at what we do, and we enjoy doing it.

What Clock Parts To Send

Please send the movement only along with a note saying how much each weight weighs (if weight driven). Please also include your contact information.

Please do not send keys, dial, hands, chime block, weights or pendulum as we have them here in the shop.

We are not responsible for any clock case damage that is shipped to us. Please do not send the clock case.

Cleaning for $200

Mechanical clocks need cleanings periodically. When clock movements come out of the factory, the factory will say oil your new clock movement in 5 years. Then, clean and oil it in 10 years. However not many go by this rule and if you have a clock from the 1800s or early 1900s, think of how it must need a cleaning at this point.

By cleaning, this does not mean making it pretty and shiny, although that will most likely happen also. Rather what is meant by cleaning is to remove all the old oil. This is oil that has dried up in the pivot holes, which makes them elongate. Once the old oil is gone, an application of new oil can happen.

This is not usually visible but where the pivots posts spin inside the outer plates, if there is too much old dried up oil it will cause the clock to stop running. What we offer to you is a cleaning of the movement with the best equipment available, with the best solutions available, and then an inspection of the movement.

If the movement does not need bushings or disassembly or parts, we will oil it and test run it. Cost is $200 plus shipping back to you if that is all that is needed.

PLEASE NOTE: This fee is non-refundable if we do not receive the movement within 30 days. Any movements received after 30 days will incur an additional 200.00 fee.

Clock Movement Removal

To remove your movement to send it in for Clock Repair, take off the hands by holding the minute hand and turning the minute hand nut to the left.

Once this nut is off, the minute hand will come off. To get the hour hand off, twist it and pull it toward you and it will come off as it is only a friction fit.

Remove any weights or pendulum that may be on the clock. Take the screws out that hold the movement in place. In grandfather clocks, these would be on the bottom of the movement going up to the outside arbors; for mantle and wall clocks they would be toward the front or back of the case.

The dial on most grandfather clocks are either attached to the case or to the movement itself. If it is attached to the movement, unclip it off of the back side of the front plate of the movement.