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<x-charset iso-8859-1>> One had that solder joint break. Is it a big deal that I jst > re-soldered it > back on? That solder joint is a fuse. It's best to use special low-temp solder (I have a reference for the melting point spec somewhere), not regular solder. Or, you can just re-fuse the parts using the solder that was left on the parts. Use of "regular" solder or a wire here causes you to lose the fuse protection. > This one I might have messed up. I took off the spring for > the flywheel > thing and made it shorter. Is this gonna kill the clock? Why would you do that? I can't help but think that this will cause that spring to break soon. > After this I found out the mechanisims just needed a spray of > WD-40 now both > clocks work again. When I reconditioned mine, I used electrical contact cleaner. After it dried out, I put a little dab of clock oil on every pivot and moving part I could find. The WD40 is so light I doubt it will last long in there. A local clock repair shop sold me the clock oil. The $3.00 bottle will last me many lifetimes. Unless I get into old trying to repair some of my father's antique clocks! -Mark Fuhriman ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org </x-charset>