HOW TO REMOVE A WALL CLOCK MOVEMENT

We’ve covered how to remove a movement from a grandfather clock, and from a mantel clock. Knowing how to take the movement out is important when the need for maintenance arises. Those two videos can be found here if you need them. Today, we’ll walk you through the process of taking the movement out of a wall clock.

The first (and probably most obvious step) is to take the clock off the wall. Remove the hands from the dial by unscrewing the hand nut and gently pulling the hands off the post.

Locate the screws or nuts on the back of the clock and remove those. Once those are loose, the movement and dial assembly should come out the front of the clock.

The dial will be attached to the movement by either dial pins or simply by friction. If you can see dial pins, remove those and take the dial off.

If no dial pins are present, simply pull the dial free.

There are exceptions, as with all mechanical clocks. One variation has the movement mounted to a seating board similar to some grandfather clocks.

Certain higher end clocks use thumbscrews that attach the movement to the holding plate. Removing the screws will allow the movement to easily slide off.

We do not recommend attempting to remove the dial for this type of movement. Typically these are not designed to have the dial removed.

Your wall clock may look stylistically different, but chances are the movement is attached in a very similar manner to the clocks shown here. Look your clock over thoroughly and be careful through the entire process to avoid any damage.