Cuckoo Clock

[oldhippy]

Hose it off with water

That is not the way to clean such a movement not unless you want the steel to rust. 

[Michael1962]

On 10/25/2022 at 11:05 PM, Hugo said:

I do not need to do bushing the wide pivot holes, the front plate hole is the most important, it needs support to relocate back to its original pivot site, I do not need n to remove the clock parts, after I wash and clean it with the special liquid, hose it off with water, all the dirt comes out, you can do it 3 times until clean under your inspection, then dry it with the hair dryer, by hand and my skill to shape the stainless steel stick, I insert it to the lower site of the oval pivot hole, 0.6mm wide stainless steel sits nicely to the position, with my skill the metal stick will support the deformed oval hole and push the pivot upward, then the gears of EW will sit nicely with the pallet, voila, it runs like a new one after 30 years run then stop, I feel very happy with my invention, I do not have any bushing machine or need to buy the expensive one, with my idea, I can fix any clocks with the trouble of worn out pivot holes, my experiment is successful, so what I know is good observation and creation will make something work, I enjoy my work!. I do not know how I can upload the video clip of my cuckoo clock in this web.

Welcome to the forum Hugo.

I would have thought that using stainless steel to correct a worn movement plate hole would now transfer the wear from the movement plate to the gear shaft pivots. It will be a much more difficult task to replace the steel shaft versus rebushing the movement plates as required.

[watchweasol]

Hi  No matter how you bodge worn pivot holes although the bodge may work there is no substitute for doing the job propely and that is either making or purchasing the correct bush and fitting it. Bodging only puts off a genuine repair and creates problems for the future, NOT reccomended.