how do the indash clocks work on slicks?
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how do the indash clocks work on slicks?
I got a in dash clock for my truck it looks origional it came in a slick dash but the hole was hand cut. it has three scerw heads on the back with rubber washers and a stem on the front that moves the hands but could also wind it .I cant get it to wind. I was hoping that somone could tell me how to make it work.I dont want to have to resort to gutting it and putting a new battery operated one behind the origional face. I will try to post a pic later
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Re: how do the indash clocks work on slicks?
66fordlover wrote:I got a in dash clock for my truck it looks origional it came in a slick dash but the hole was hand cut. it has three scerw heads on the back with rubber washers and a stem on the front that moves the hands but could also wind it .I cant get it to wind. I was hoping that somone could tell me how to make it work.I dont want to have to resort to gutting it and putting a new battery operated one behind the origional face. I will try to post a pic later
ok some clock info to help you out.
1. the clock is 12v,no battery, the screws on the back may be the leads,one could be to adjust the motor speed.
2.you do not wind the clock, you pull on the knob/stem and rotate back or forward to adjust the time.might only go forward.
3.there are little gears and tiny motor inside,they get covered with dust/dirt and stop moving.i have cleaned several out and got them to work again.
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I am pretty sure it is a 55 Ford clock missing the black plastic center and they are not 12 Volts. They had both electric and wind up but the electric was 6 volts. It sure looks like a wind up to me. I will wager it is already wound but because it does not work it is not unwinding to be wound again. Hawkrod
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Hawkrod wrote:I am pretty sure it is a 55 Ford clock missing the black plastic center and they are not 12 Volts. They had both electric and wind up but the electric was 6 volts. It sure looks like a wind up to me. I will wager it is already wound but because it does not work it is not unwinding to be wound again. Hawkrod
well Hawk thanks for setting me straight on that one.
did not think about 6v clocks and never saw a windup model before.
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Rest in peace departed Slick family members
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Lesley Ferguson
Steve Lopes
John Sutton
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Rest in peace departed Slick family members
Cam Milam
Lesley Ferguson
Steve Lopes
John Sutton
That thing's just plain cool looking, I hope you can get it working.
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If it starts to rain, they'll tax the splash.
If you want to fish, they'll tax the bass.
If you plant a yard, they'll tax the grass.
If you don't play nice, they'll fine your *$#!
66 F100 CC/65 F100 CC/66 F250 CC
If it starts to rain, they'll tax the splash.
If you want to fish, they'll tax the bass.
If you plant a yard, they'll tax the grass.
If you don't play nice, they'll fine your *$#!
Hey guys!! I know this thread was started by 66fordlover but thats my wifes new account it was really me with the question ive been in password hell lol I have been looking for a balance to my dash. i want my tach inside but that left a big instrument on one side and a small gauge on the other . I considered a vacuum guage but couldnt find a new one that big.I guess the newer ones have shrunk since the 70s and 80s. I saw this clock on evil bay and it looked natural in the dash so i got it. now making it work. I believe it is a wind up because if you try to wind it, it will click a couple of times like its winding but feels like its already wound. its easy enough to take apart except the winding knob wont let the face come off and im afraid im gona break it pulling on it. think i could take it to a jewler or somewhere to have it fixed where would be a good place to take it? I afraid im gona screw it up myself.
Since I've never even seen one of those clocks up close, I could be wrong here, but...I bet the knob is screwed onto the shaft. The one on my '70 Charger is.
Hold the shaft with some needle nose pliers & try to unscrew it.
Hold the shaft with some needle nose pliers & try to unscrew it.
My "Slickitis" affliction began here...
66 F100 CC/65 F100 CC/66 F250 CC
If it starts to rain, they'll tax the splash.
If you want to fish, they'll tax the bass.
If you plant a yard, they'll tax the grass.
If you don't play nice, they'll fine your *$#!
66 F100 CC/65 F100 CC/66 F250 CC
If it starts to rain, they'll tax the splash.
If you want to fish, they'll tax the bass.
If you plant a yard, they'll tax the grass.
If you don't play nice, they'll fine your *$#!
well the knob was screwed on and i got it apart .it wound but would not work .im going to use the face but go to a craft store and get a clock to put behind it and relocate the double a battery so i can change it easy and try it that way. it looks like trying to fix the origional one would be alot of trouble and if they only work a couple of years anyway i cant see wasting my time messing with it.
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That clock is from a full size 55 Ford (Crown Vic, Victoria, Fairlane.) I have 2 of 'em! There were 2 versions, the windup by Westclock and a 6 volt version by a company out of Chicago. They look identical except for the winding stem on the front of the windup version. I believe that's what you have. Most folks that converted their 55's over from 6 volt to 12 volt refitted with the windup version since the 6 volt clock could not handle a 12 volt input. I believe the one you have is the wind up version. If it's not working don't feel too bad. The mainprings in most of them have long since given up!
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