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Originally Posted by rchase
I have a friend who is a horologist (clock/watch repair). A clock in a way is very similar to an engine. While at a slower pace over the period of many years clock movements develop the same problems with "sludge and gunk" that car engines do. If you don't lubricate the movement frequently enough the oil that remains turns into a thick sludge. There are horologists that will fix this with a shot of WD40 and then clock oil. Eventually these movements are damaged even more by the cheap repair and require more work replacing parts during a major service.
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My horologist took my grandfather clock and did a complete 'service' after we had for 4 years or so.
About 6 months later it would just 'stop'. Starting it, it would run for a few days, then stop. Getting extremely tired of this, I took the clock apart and got the 'mechanism' outside on a jig (for support).
I used a degreaser to completely clean the clock's mechanism and then . . . .wait for it . . . . use a teflon based dry lubricant giving the clock's mechanism a good 'soak'.
That was apx fifteen years ago . . . the clock hasn't stopped and to boot, it keeps perfect time!