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Old 03-10-2016, 04:01 PM
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Clocks use a specialized oil, specialized manufacturers, with secret formulas. Traditional clock lubricant was made from a whale oil base. Obviously, this type of oil hasn't been available for many years. Nowadays, it's blended from synthetic oil. For this particular bearing, 3 in 1 is fine because you won't lose time if it thickens, but not for the pivots. The only use for grease in a clock is on mainsprings in spring driven clocks. The trick to oiling a clock is less is more. If you use too much, it leaks down the plate, and because of surface tension, all the oil will be sucked right out of the bearing.

The things you need to be careful of: set the time clockwise only. If your turn the clock back, you will undo all the work you've just done. And keep both sides wound evenly. If you don't like the sound remove the bell but let the mechanism work.
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