Howard miller clock

Question

I am in need of a new Howard Miller Clock pendulum suspension spring and I was on their website and there are 2 different kinds. I was wondering which one I need. I have two different numbers and I don't know which one is the model number so I will give you both.

610-158 610-156

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Howard Miller did not make the clock movement. It was made in Germany. I'll tell you the most common springs. If this does not look right you can give me the numbers stamped on the back of the movement. The movement was most likely made by Hermle. There are 3 different springs. I hope you have the old one for measuring purposes. SS-0060 is used on the smaller movements. it is 5/16" wide and 11/16" long. There are larger springs for the larger movements. Both are 7/16" wide and 1" long. SS-303Z is for clocks with a brass lyre style pendulum. Ss-393Z is for clocks with a wood stick pendulum. Here is a link to our webpage where you can see them and purchase them if you would like: http://www.norkro.com/webpages/sspage3.htm They are the third and fourth photos down from the top, on the left side. Thanks,

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My clock chimes the wrong amount of times, its just not out of sync, it chimes out of order, at 7:00 it chimes 8 times and will not chime over 8 times for any time. It chimes Sporadically, I think it chimed 1 time for 11:00 it seems not to have a pattern at all help.

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If your clock consistently strikes one hour ahead of the time you would simply move the hour hand to whatever hour the clock strikes. Then move the minute hand counter-clockwise to the correct time. If there is no pattern to the strike the movement will need some repair work done. The problem is most likely in a piece called the rack. When the clock finishes the hour chime the rack drops down onto a snail gear. As the hours advance the snail allows the rack to fall further down, causing more strikes. If the rack pivot is gummed up with old oil, dirt or corrosion, it may not drop freely and will not make it all the way down causing the strike count to be short. All of these parts are on the front of the movement and the dial or the movement must be removed to access them. I would try moving the hour hand as I indicated above and let the clock run. See how it does.

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QUESTION: Hi John,

I finally made it back home ( stuck in Europe thanks to the volcano cloud ) , your suggestion on the super glue to the minute hand worked a treat and I have an "almost" perfect Grandmother clock. The one last remaining thing to make it perfect is the "tick-tock" , it is shorter on the tick than the tock , the time is perfect as such it is purely to improve on the sound.

Thanks again you have been extremely helpful

ANSWER: Garry, I do not have the model of your movement. But let's say it is one of the latter models that has an auto-beat escapement. All you do is hold the pendulum bob over to one side and release it. It should seek its own even beat. If this doesn't work, I will need the model of the movement (information found on the back movement plate). I might need a photo of the back of the movement, but let's try the other things first.

Glad you made it back okay. My daughter's family is over there right now. They could not fly on one of the hops and the French rail system went on strike, so they did some driving.

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QUESTION: The model is 610-132 , I tried holding and releasing the pendulum bob but it still isn't even . On the back movement plate it is engraved UW 325680 , I understand this will tell you the manufacturer.

Thanks Garry

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Garry, you have an Urgos movement. If it doesn't have an auto-beat adjustment, you would have to adjustment by hand. Looking at the back of the clock movement, there is a vertical arm called a crutch that comes out of the hole in the top back of the movement. With the pendulum removed, you should be able to move the crutch back and forth until it meets some resistance. Check to see if it moves further from vertical to one side more than the other. If it does, you should be able to carefully slip it a litter further past the resistance points, first one and then the other as you make the adjustments, so both sides of travel are equal from vertical. This is the easiest way to get a "feel" for making this adjustment. It can and should be done with the pendulum attached so finer adjustments can be made to get an even tick tock. Actually, when you learn to do this, you can do it from the front through the open door as the clock has been set up in its normal place. It's almost impossible to set the beat on a clock and then reposition it on the floor. Try this and let me know how it does.

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Hello: I bought a clock at a garage sale. On the face it has "Howard Miller" 1 .......31 around the face and Roman numerals for the hours. It is a Wall clock with the pendulum missing. The case is dark brown wood and round and the glass is bubble on the face and the pendulum part - also round and bubble glass. The Glass on the front lifts up from the top where it is hinged. There is no number. Only 1 place to wind the clock in the middle. Also on the back the movement is brass colored (but it doesn't seem to be sold brass or anything" and is stamped and says Howard Miller Clook Comp UW 21/21 NO (0) Jewels Unadjusted There is nothing else on the back or inside that I can find. The stamped seems to say Clook "not Clock" I am trying to figure out if it is Howard MIller clock and what size of pendulam that it should take. I suspect that it is a Fake because it says Clook and not Clock. What do you think? Thanks for you expert help. I appreciate it. Julie

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not fake-- Howard Miller does not make movements for clocks only the cases the numbers indicate the movement was made in Germany by the Urgos Company and they stamped the word Clock into the brass but the die was bad and the second "c" looks like an "o"

the pendulum is a bit of a challenge - the length is critical to the time keeping on the clock - and from the number I do not know how long it should be --I think about 13" to 14" long the top hook needs to match the mechanism and I do not know what was used on your clock.

generic pendulums are available but need to be fitted- see a pro or put it back in your next garage sale or convert it to a battery operated movement from your local crafts store(no pendulum problems)