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Interesting that Rolex service manuals don't exist? In the absence of nonexistent service manuals the information below should be helpful. The only problem is going to be the lubrication doesn't exist at least to anyone other than authorized Rolex people. http://www.phfactor.net/wtf/Rolex/994_Rolex%202030%20NEW.pdf http://www.awci.com/wp-content/uploads/watch-tech-guides/rolex-tudor/2030-2035.pdf

I would use a spot of threadlock personally

I've ordered a stem extender so I'll give that a try first. I'll continue to look for a replacement. It it worth using a thread lock product when installing a stem extender?

I think you'll find that the watch is a front loader. You will have to remove the stem, carefully prise of the bezel complete with crystal then undo the the case screws. When you have done this the movement should come out the front of the watch leaving the pushers in the case, although you may have to remove part of the movement to release the pushers.

From your pic there looks enough left to use a stem extender if you can't find a new stem and alum powder does work on a steel stem in a stainless crown it's helped me out before

Here you go:- http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/photo/brocklesbury-park-stables-and-clock-this-high-res-stock-photography/126604634

nice raketa. it's gotta be hard to see that dial and hands n the dark. lol there is a jet rotor on fleabay with a BIN for $125 right now. it's tempting, but i'm out of brass and can't even think about buy that one. here's one i'm going to be wearing today. it's a seiko DX with a 6106 movement, so it's a hacking movement. i bought this one off of fleabay a while ago. it arrived in a badly corroded gold plated case. it was hideous. i bought it because i knew it had this beautiful champagne linen dial. and i love those orange indices! so, i recased it in this NOS 8237 SS case. i think it looks far better in the SS case. it's on a period spiedel bracelet, but i'm going to make a leather strap for it.

Thought I'd give this "Citizen Crystal Seven Custom-27 Jewels" (what a mouthful!) some wrist time. I got this watch in a lot of watches off the 'bay (which had a Rado Balboa I had my eye on). The Rado has moved on but I find myself strangely attached to this Citizen and it currently has a permanent place in my box of watches I wear often. It doesn't have any outstanding design points but I like the fact that it winds butter smooth. It has the Citizen 5204 movement which I recently found out commands a higher price than the other Citizen auto's. Probably on the same level as Seiko 56xx . Anil

I completed it.

Just a quick update. The clock originally looked like this after cleaning off the years of accumulated grime: After a fair bit of trial and error I used the following: 3 coats Liberon Ebony Spirit Woodstain, 2 coats Slate Oil, 1 coat Renaissance micro-crystalline wax (thanks for the tip CB), 2 coats Painters Touch Acrylic Gold paint (from Homebase) to detail, put on liberally with brush & scraped back with razor blade between coats. a final 2 coats Renaissance micro-crystalline wax. and this is what it look like now: My initial trials with oil worked well at first but the pale patchy areas came back to haunt me after a couple of days. Tried Priorys Black Slate Renovator without success. The spirit woodstain has worked well, its not perfect but acceptable. Some surface corrosion is noticeable at certain light angles & as Oldhippy rightly states the only way to get rid of this would be to pull it apart, grind & polish. The pale patchy areas are now well masked. The Slate Oil appears to be none other than boiled linseed oil & was slower to dry than the original Floor Oil, If I did one again I would use Floor Oil.