11620 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, FL 33612
Phone: 813-777-3437 Email: info@boydclocks.com web: www.boydclocks.com
After 20 to 25 years of service, a mechanical clock needs to be rebuilt. After this length of service, a number of bushings (the part that the gear ends go into) get worn. Instead of being round, they are egg shaped. This causes the gears to improperly mesh and will stop the clock. To replace the bushings, the clock needs to be completely disassembled. A rebuilt clock carries a 10-year warranty.
(With newer Clocks the cost to rebuild is vertually the same as a new movement and we recomend the new movement.)
The Rebuild Process
1. The clock is is completely disassembled.
2. All parts are placed in an ultrasound bath with mineral
spirits for 30 minutes to remove the dust and grease.
3. The parts are then tumbled in a jewelry tumbler to polish
and remove tarnish. This cleans the surface of all the parts.
4. All the pivot holes on the plates are cleaned (point where
the gears mount into the plates).
5. All pivots (the ends of the gears) are polished.
6. The clock is reassembled, oiled and the bushings checked. If bushings are required, the plates are removed and the new bushings are installed.
7. The clock is then reassembled, set to factory standards and timed-out for several days.
8. The clock case is cleaned and the rebuilt movement installed.
The clock is now ready to run another 20 to 25 years and has a 10-year warranty.
Our Specialties
Clock Repair Tampa, St. Petersburg
Clock Restoration
Grandfather Clock Service
Clock Sales (Cuckoo and Antique)
Serving Tampa since 1944.
Celebrating 75 years
BOYD CLOCKS
80 Years
since 1944
11620 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, FL 33612
Phone: 813-777-3437
Email: info@boydclocks.com
Web: www.boydclocks.com
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