March 12, 2024, 11:01
Greg CrockettSchuco Not a clock / clockwork project
Something a little different to work on. A German Schuco toy from the 1930's. If you repair clocks, these should be easy... or are they?
March 12, 2024, 11:02
Greg CrockettIt has the box with all accessories and an instruction booklet showing how to play with it. But the winding click is broken! The square hole in the center of the clock is oversized and stripped out.
March 12, 2024, 11:12
Greg CrockettGetting the mechanism out of the car body is not easy. I started to get the impression that this thing was not made to be repaired.
March 12, 2024, 11:14
Greg CrockettThe movement is not held together with screws. It has bent metal tabs. The new click was made from a section of old clock spring.
March 12, 2024, 11:19
Greg CrockettThe new click/click spring in place in the movement.
March 12, 2024, 11:23
Greg CrockettReassembly of the movement is a problem. The metal tabs which hold the plates together broke off when bending them back down. So, it's time to get creative. I added a screw to the movement to hold it together.
Now it works!
March 17, 2024, 07:45
Dave TurnerInteresting, never saw anything like it.