Unbelievable. I’ve been fighting this stopping pendulum issue for days. This video popped up on my feed this morning. So what the hell, what have I got to loose attitude made me give it a try. I squeezed the U a little bit together and it’s been running all morning now. Divine intervention? Lol. You saved me a lot of money and from going insane. Thanks so so much. 👍
Glad that you got it going. Now you can reply to the person on this post that said that I dont know what I am talking about. LOL. Just kidding you dont have to reply to them. Thanks for watching. I hope that you subscribed to my channel.
@@munnerlyn3 I would like to send you a 20 second video because I would like to get your opinion on a different issue. I’m no longer on Facebook so maybe I can email you the clip. It’s about the dancer function in my cuckoo clock. Can’t find any contact info for you on UA-cam. Can you help me out with this.
send it to markmunnerlyn@yahoo.com but when you do send me a new message (no respond to this message but a new message) telling me that you sent it so I can look for it.
@@jimfuente7699 Thank you. Most of the time I dont pay attention to them but if I am having a bad day and someone comments negatively then it kind of hurts knowing that I am putting my heart and soul into this and trying to prevent people from going through what I have gone through to get here as far as money wise and destroying clock movements.
Thank you for the great videos! My cuckoo clock was stopping and I added a little oil to the escapement sprocket that makes the tick tok sound and it fixed it instantly. Sorry I don't know the proper terminology.
Great video man I hear ya with people saying nice things about being able to repair their own clocks I have a small youtube channel about restoring old axes and tools it's a lot of time and work to make these videos for sure and the subs are what keep us going
I subscribed to your channel. I might not ever watch your videos as I am a pretty busy person with maintaining 2 groups on Facebook that I am the admin for, video chatting with people to help them fix their clocks, and trying to work on all my clocks and get them fixed before I die. But I did subscribe. You might want to join the groups. Here is one. You must answer all the questions to join. facebook.com/groups/267134298452204
I have never found the U shape wire worn. I always check to see if the U shape is opened enough, and not smashed almost together because it fell off the wall. Again, I guess I am lucky. You do have great advice and ideas about clocks.
BTW this is the first or second that I have found that was worn out. Most of the time you can change the shape in the bottom half and fix it as I did in this video.
I have a problem with my gown not working It comes up but it don't make no noise I don't think I try to adjust it and I think I knock something off on the inside of the mechanism are there any way you could show me what I need to do to fix it
I need more information. Please find me on facebook. My current profile picture is of a drawing that a veteran did of me while I was at the VA. If you can please send me pictures and a video. Thanks.
Yes if the chains are rusty or the wrong size then that could stop your clock. Typically if they are the wrong size they slip when you wind the clock. If they arent slipping then the chains might be rusty or have open links. See my video on chains.
Would this be happening on a new movement? I have a special ordered movement, it runs fine as wire, add the pendulum and it stops within a minute or so.
It shouldnt be happening on a new movement. I am going to say that the movement is out of beat. Search my channel on how to put a cuckoo clock in beat. Good luck.
You might have to replace the "V" wire as it probably has flat spots in it. Search for "V" wire on my channel and I explain how to make them. Good luck. BTW it is Mark not Mike.
Hi mark, I have a problem with my clock, don’t know if you can help me, the clock will stop just before the hour with the music chimes on, if I turn the music off the clock works ok, any suggestions please, eddy
Sounds like the music box isnt stopping exactly when the last note of the music is played so when the music goes to play it cant stopping your clock. I have a few videos on music boxes check them out.
Mine has a problem of when I take the pendulum on or off, the cuckoo clock stops ticking in a maximum of two minutes and I have just oiled it. Please help. And I just replaced the Bellows and it sounds great, but it does not tick right.
search for videos that I have on how to put a clock in beat or search for the word "beat" which will bring up all the videos that I have with the word "beat" in the title. Find one that is me explaining how to put a clock in beat. Currently my interent is so slow that I cant search for those videos or I would find one and post it to this reply. Good luck.
Mike-I watched your video yesterday and found it very helpful--I think. I have a Regula 34 movement in a cuckoo clock, and the clock was given to my sister by a friend and she doesn't know anything about the history. I worked on my cuckoo clock years ago and got it running and it's still running so I thought I could help out. Anyway, I washed the movement off with a degreaser and oiled the pivots and reinstalled it, and it ran fine for a day, but now it won't run for more than 1 minute. It's level, and has a perfect sounding tick-tock beat. But after I start it by nudging the pendulum it runs for 60 ticks, then goes quiet and stops after about 5 more movements of the pendulum. It has the same type of U pendulum wire as yours. So my question is, does this clock have the symptoms you are describing for a fix, or is mine suffering from something else? Thanks.
I think it might be the "U" and "V" hooks that the pendulum leader wire connects to. The following video explains. I hope it helps out. Mark ua-cam.com/video/Arom0uC3H6I/v-deo.html
Does your clock have a top mounted music box or even side mounted music box? If so then the lever that trips the music is binding. You need to check into that. If you manually trip the music and it takes a lot of force to do it then the lever from the movement that trips the music wont be able to do its job. Contact me on Facebook for further questions on this. My profile picture has to do with 9-11. Good luck.
My cuckoo clock kept stopping and I didn't know why. It turned out to be simple - it wasn't hanging entirely vertically on the wall, it was at a slight tilt. When I straightened it, it worked fine again. Suggest you check for this first. The clue was a slightly uneven tic-toc.
totally agree with what you are saying. If you watch my videos on how to put a cuckoo clock in beat I discuss that. I tell people to take the pendulum off and tilt the clock slightly to the left/right until the pendulum leader wire starts swinging back and forth on its own even after you stop it with your fingers several times. Once it does then you should be able to put the pendulum back on and give it a slight swing and the clock should stay running.
The "U" bar is a piece of wire that comes off the post then the "V" bar is a piece of wire that hangs off of that, then the pendulum leader wire hangs on that piece of wire. I hope this helps.
@@munnerlyn3 Thank you, but it turns out I just had to wait for the oil to mix in the gears and now it works perfectly but thanks for your help. I'll keep this comment for the future!
hey Mark i have an 8 day cucko clock but it works tics only when tillted to the left side if i set it straight up in wall it stops working, why would it be??? thank you for your help, believe might be someting with wire pendulum meybe bent, how can i sove it, TY
Sounds like the crutch wire needs adjusting. Look for my videos on how to put a cuckoo clock in beat. I explain all of that. Let me know if you need more help. Good luck.
if is not to mcho bother from my part, have an other question the cuckoo clock bellow arm the one on top smallest gets stuck when the snail rack fall all the way down, the upper arm gets stuck they both should fall freely the on on top stays up causing cuckoo below stuck,
@@viridiana256072 I am having trouble understanding the issue but i think that you are saying the rack falls behind the snail. There is a tab on the rack that is supposed to hit the snail. I would adjust that so it hits the snail and also make sure that the snail is pushed as far back as possible.
It is a home made stand that I made. You can find stands on ebay that are similar. Theirs hang down from the ceilings. You can search my channel for stands and I show you how I made it. Thanks for watching.
I am not sure what you are calling clock needles. If you are referring to the hands then there is more information that I need to know. Please send me a message on Face Book. My current profile picture is a drawing that a veteran did of me while at the VA. In this message provide me with pictures of you clock to include the movement and refer me to this message. Thanks.
Grandfather clocks have a different set up. The clock is probably out of beat from moving it to sweep/dust/etc.,. Taking two people to do this. Start the pendulum from side to side and listen for an even tic toc. One person lifting up one side of the clock ever so slightly to get that even tic toc. Try the other side. Then whereever it sounds the best at if they dont have leveling feet a person puts shims such as cardboard under the side that when lifted sounded the best. Before you do all of this I would suggest to look at the suspension spring to make sure it isnt broken. Depending on your grandfather clock depends on what they are supposed to look like. I would suggest searching a you tube video on replacing a suspension spring on a grandfather clock. Good luck.
Watch my videos on how to put a clock in beat. If you cant get the leader wire to continue swinging and have replaced the V wire and U wire from this video then the movement is probably dirty or needs bushings. Good luck.
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My cookoo clock has a 6th hole where a thick metal piece comes out of it with a full loop on end
that sounds like the modern day night time shut off lever. I would have to see it to verify that but that is what it sounds like. You can find me on face book. My current profile picture has to do with 9-11 if you have other questions.
contact me on facebook so I can talk to you about it. My current profile picture is an artist drawing of me that a veteran did while I was at the VA. send me a message so I can gather more information from you
I barely check my email account. If you can please create a Facebook account and then contact me that way you can send me videos of your clock and we can do video chats for me to help you out. It doesnt cost anything to create and use Facebook. You can pay so you dont see ads but I have never paid one dime for my Facebook account.
A clock can be out of level and still be in beat. That is why I use the test stand to initially put my clocks in beat to adjust the crutch assembly. Thanks for watching. Merry Christmas.
You must not have watched the complete video. I have worked on cuckoo clocks for the past several years and people come to me all the time for help. They are always satisfied. Bending the verge wire will not work when the "U" or "V" wire that the pendulum leader wire hangs on has a worn spot. You either have to get the leader wire to hang some where else, make those wires, or purchase them and replace the worn ones. They are cheap to do.
Congrats on your experience. I have people who work on clocks all the time contact me for questions on repairing their cuckoo clocks. I have subscribers who only watch my videos to repair their clocks. I have people from all over the world that contact me for help. They went cuckoo for cuckoo clocks and one person has over 50 clocks in his possession that he has repaired just from watching my videos. If you have all that experience then you should set up a you tube channel and provide all the free information that I do.
The reason why the dancers are moving while the cuckoo is playing is because the wire that stops the governor fan on the music box is probably spinning some while the cuckoo is cuckooing. Check that out to see if it is. If it is then adjust the wire more to stop the governor fan from moving while the cuckoo is cuckooing. Good luck.
@@munnerlyn3 thank you for your help. I will give it a shot. Is it possible that you have a video in your library that shows this particular adjustment?
Unbelievable. I’ve been fighting this stopping pendulum issue for days. This video popped up on my feed this morning. So what the hell, what have I got to loose attitude made me give it a try. I squeezed the U a little bit together and it’s been running all morning now. Divine intervention? Lol. You saved me a lot of money and from going insane. Thanks so so much. 👍
Glad that you got it going. Now you can reply to the person on this post that said that I dont know what I am talking about. LOL. Just kidding you dont have to reply to them. Thanks for watching. I hope that you subscribed to my channel.
@@munnerlyn3 I would like to send you a 20 second video because I would like to get your opinion on a different issue. I’m no longer on Facebook so maybe I can email you the clip. It’s about the dancer function in my cuckoo clock. Can’t find any contact info for you on UA-cam. Can you help me out with this.
send it to markmunnerlyn@yahoo.com but when you do send me a new message (no respond to this message but a new message) telling me that you sent it so I can look for it.
@@munnerlyn3 email sent 8/30/24
Thank You!!! I squeezed the 2 wire circles closer together hanging on the U and now clock works perfectly.
I'm glad that you fixed your clock! Thanks for watching.
This was helpful with another clock today. Thank you.
I am glad to hear that the video was helpful. God bless you.
Mark your videos are excellent and very informative on what to do on the movement thank you for sharing
I appreciate the kind words. Thank you very much. Some people feel differently so this made my day.
Don't pay attention to them keep up the good work
@@jimfuente7699 Thank you. Most of the time I dont pay attention to them but if I am having a bad day and someone comments negatively then it kind of hurts knowing that I am putting my heart and soul into this and trying to prevent people from going through what I have gone through to get here as far as money wise and destroying clock movements.
Thank you for the great videos! My cuckoo clock was stopping and I added a little oil to the escapement sprocket that makes the tick tok sound and it fixed it instantly. Sorry I don't know the proper terminology.
Glad that you got it going. Thanks for watching.
Great video man I hear ya with people saying nice things about being able to repair their own clocks I have a small youtube channel about restoring old axes and tools it's a lot of time and work to make these videos for sure and the subs are what keep us going
I subscribed to your channel. I might not ever watch your videos as I am a pretty busy person with maintaining 2 groups on Facebook that I am the admin for, video chatting with people to help them fix their clocks, and trying to work on all my clocks and get them fixed before I die. But I did subscribe. You might want to join the groups. Here is one. You must answer all the questions to join. facebook.com/groups/267134298452204
I have never found the U shape wire worn. I always check to see if the U shape is opened enough, and not smashed almost together because it fell off the wall. Again, I guess I am lucky. You do have great advice and ideas about clocks.
I added a link in the description from timesavers that shows you the part numbers. I hope that it helps. Thanks for the kind comments.
BTW this is the first or second that I have found that was worn out. Most of the time you can change the shape in the bottom half and fix it as I did in this video.
Interesting video. I'll remove the glued in pipes from my clock and follow this up. Thanks for posting.
you are welcome and good luck.
you are quite welcome.
I have a problem with my gown not working It comes up but it don't make no noise I don't think I try to adjust it and I think I knock something off on the inside of the mechanism are there any way you could show me what I need to do to fix it
I need more information. Please find me on facebook. My current profile picture is of a drawing that a veteran did of me while I was at the VA. If you can please send me pictures and a video. Thanks.
Can the problem be the chains? That they get stuck and that is why the clock stops?
Yes if the chains are rusty or the wrong size then that could stop your clock. Typically if they are the wrong size they slip when you wind the clock. If they arent slipping then the chains might be rusty or have open links. See my video on chains.
Would this be happening on a new movement? I have a special ordered movement, it runs fine as wire, add the pendulum and it stops within a minute or so.
It shouldnt be happening on a new movement. I am going to say that the movement is out of beat. Search my channel on how to put a cuckoo clock in beat. Good luck.
Hey Mike! I tried to squeeze the parts you were talking about. It didn’t help. The pendulum just keeps stopping! Any other suggestions!
You might have to replace the "V" wire as it probably has flat spots in it. Search for "V" wire on my channel and I explain how to make them. Good luck. BTW it is Mark not Mike.
Mark. Could a tooth on the escape wheel be stretched? It stopped suddenly like a gear blocked the verge.
Typically yes but I have had this movement apart and inspected it all. Did a couple of bushings. Polished the pivots. So not in this case.
Hi mark, I have a problem with my clock, don’t know if you can help me, the clock will stop just before the hour with the music chimes on, if I turn the music off the clock works ok, any suggestions please, eddy
Sounds like the music box isnt stopping exactly when the last note of the music is played so when the music goes to play it cant stopping your clock. I have a few videos on music boxes check them out.
Mine has a problem of when I take the pendulum on or off, the cuckoo clock stops ticking in a maximum of two minutes and I have just oiled it. Please help. And I just replaced the Bellows and it sounds great, but it does not tick right.
search for videos that I have on how to put a clock in beat or search for the word "beat" which will bring up all the videos that I have with the word "beat" in the title. Find one that is me explaining how to put a clock in beat. Currently my interent is so slow that I cant search for those videos or I would find one and post it to this reply. Good luck.
@@munnerlyn3 Thank you so much, but it turns out the oil just needed to go through it. Now it works perfectly!
Mike-I watched your video yesterday and found it very helpful--I think. I have a Regula 34 movement in a cuckoo clock, and the clock was given to my sister by a friend and she doesn't know anything about the history. I worked on my cuckoo clock years ago and got it running and it's still running so I thought I could help out. Anyway, I washed the movement off with a degreaser and oiled the pivots and reinstalled it, and it ran fine for a day, but now it won't run for more than 1 minute. It's level, and has a perfect sounding tick-tock beat. But after I start it by nudging the pendulum it runs for 60 ticks, then goes quiet and stops after about 5 more movements of the pendulum. It has the same type of U pendulum wire as yours. So my question is, does this clock have the symptoms you are describing for a fix, or is mine suffering from something else? Thanks.
I think it might be the "U" and "V" hooks that the pendulum leader wire connects to. The following video explains. I hope it helps out. Mark ua-cam.com/video/Arom0uC3H6I/v-deo.html
Love the video. How do I fix an issue of where the clock always stops at 10 to the hour?
Does your clock have a top mounted music box or even side mounted music box? If so then the lever that trips the music is binding. You need to check into that. If you manually trip the music and it takes a lot of force to do it then the lever from the movement that trips the music wont be able to do its job. Contact me on Facebook for further questions on this. My profile picture has to do with 9-11. Good luck.
My cuckoo clock kept stopping and I didn't know why. It turned out to be simple - it wasn't hanging entirely vertically on the wall, it was at a slight tilt. When I straightened it, it worked fine again. Suggest you check for this first. The clue was a slightly uneven tic-toc.
totally agree with what you are saying. If you watch my videos on how to put a cuckoo clock in beat I discuss that. I tell people to take the pendulum off and tilt the clock slightly to the left/right until the pendulum leader wire starts swinging back and forth on its own even after you stop it with your fingers several times. Once it does then you should be able to put the pendulum back on and give it a slight swing and the clock should stay running.
And I can't find that U-bar piece you're talking about. Can you help me find it?
The "U" bar is a piece of wire that comes off the post then the "V" bar is a piece of wire that hangs off of that, then the pendulum leader wire hangs on that piece of wire. I hope this helps.
@@munnerlyn3 Thank you, but it turns out I just had to wait for the oil to mix in the gears and now it works perfectly but thanks for your help. I'll keep this comment for the future!
glad that you got it going.
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you are quite welcome. Thank you for watching.
hey Mark i have an 8 day cucko clock but it works tics only when tillted to the left side if i set it straight up in wall it stops working, why would it be??? thank you for your help, believe might be someting with wire pendulum meybe bent, how can i sove it, TY
Sounds like the crutch wire needs adjusting. Look for my videos on how to put a cuckoo clock in beat. I explain all of that. Let me know if you need more help. Good luck.
if is not to mcho bother from my part, have an other question the cuckoo clock bellow arm the one on top smallest gets stuck when the snail rack fall all the way down, the upper arm gets stuck they both should fall freely the on on top stays up causing cuckoo below stuck,
@@viridiana256072 I am having trouble understanding the issue but i think that you are saying the rack falls behind the snail. There is a tab on the rack that is supposed to hit the snail. I would adjust that so it hits the snail and also make sure that the snail is pushed as far back as possible.
What type of cuckoo clock stand are you using?
It is a home made stand that I made. You can find stands on ebay that are similar. Theirs hang down from the ceilings. You can search my channel for stands and I show you how I made it. Thanks for watching.
How do i fix my cuckoo so that the clock needles
doesn’t get stuck at a certain point?
I am not sure what you are calling clock needles. If you are referring to the hands then there is more information that I need to know. Please send me a message on Face Book. My current profile picture is a drawing that a veteran did of me while at the VA. In this message provide me with pictures of you clock to include the movement and refer me to this message. Thanks.
Does that apply to grandfathers clocks?
Grandfather clocks have a different set up. The clock is probably out of beat from moving it to sweep/dust/etc.,. Taking two people to do this. Start the pendulum from side to side and listen for an even tic toc. One person lifting up one side of the clock ever so slightly to get that even tic toc. Try the other side. Then whereever it sounds the best at if they dont have leveling feet a person puts shims such as cardboard under the side that when lifted sounded the best. Before you do all of this I would suggest to look at the suspension spring to make sure it isnt broken. Depending on your grandfather clock depends on what they are supposed to look like. I would suggest searching a you tube video on replacing a suspension spring on a grandfather clock. Good luck.
Hey Mark! Amazing job man. My problem is is my arm doesn't want to keep swinging? Idk what to do?
Watch my videos on how to put a clock in beat. If you cant get the leader wire to continue swinging and have replaced the V wire and U wire from this video then the movement is probably dirty or needs bushings. Good luck.
My cookoo clock has a 6th hole where a thick metal piece comes out of it with a full loop on end
that sounds like the modern day night time shut off lever. I would have to see it to verify that but that is what it sounds like. You can find me on face book. My current profile picture has to do with 9-11 if you have other questions.
Can you help me with my clock it won’t stop cuckooing
contact me on facebook so I can talk to you about it. My current profile picture is an artist drawing of me that a veteran did while I was at the VA. send me a message so I can gather more information from you
I don’t have Facebook , do you have an email address I can write to you
I barely check my email account. If you can please create a Facebook account and then contact me that way you can send me videos of your clock and we can do video chats for me to help you out. It doesnt cost anything to create and use Facebook. You can pay so you dont see ads but I have never paid one dime for my Facebook account.
also make sure the clocks level.
A clock can be out of level and still be in beat. That is why I use the test stand to initially put my clocks in beat to adjust the crutch assembly. Thanks for watching. Merry Christmas.
Mine only lowers one weight not both
That is because your cuckoo isnt working. Watch my other videos and I explain what you need to do.
@@munnerlyn3 well I checked wasn’t level all working now thank you
You are quite welcome. Glad that I could help.
Easier just to bend the verge wire a little.
You must not have watched the complete video. I have worked on cuckoo clocks for the past several years and people come to me all the time for help. They are always satisfied. Bending the verge wire will not work when the "U" or "V" wire that the pendulum leader wire hangs on has a worn spot. You either have to get the leader wire to hang some where else, make those wires, or purchase them and replace the worn ones. They are cheap to do.
Nope, didn’t need to. Over 20 years working and selling cuckoo clocks.
Congrats on your experience. I have people who work on clocks all the time contact me for questions on repairing their cuckoo clocks. I have subscribers who only watch my videos to repair their clocks. I have people from all over the world that contact me for help. They went cuckoo for cuckoo clocks and one person has over 50 clocks in his possession that he has repaired just from watching my videos. If you have all that experience then you should set up a you tube channel and provide all the free information that I do.
Email sent 8/30/24. Thanks.
The reason why the dancers are moving while the cuckoo is playing is because the wire that stops the governor fan on the music box is probably spinning some while the cuckoo is cuckooing. Check that out to see if it is. If it is then adjust the wire more to stop the governor fan from moving while the cuckoo is cuckooing. Good luck.
@@munnerlyn3 thank you for your help. I will give it a shot. Is it possible that you have a video in your library that shows this particular adjustment?
The video that I have as my premier when you go to my channel explains what you need to know.