I have been rebuilding the clocks in all my W123 & W126 cars for 20 years without any problems. As most know, the capacitors are usually the problem, but the 2 clocks I rebuilt today with new capacitors will work for about 10 minutes then stop. If I reset them, they will work for about another 10 minutes.

Would anyone know what is wrong? I have never had this n my 15 or so rebuilds. The capacitors were bought about 3 years ago. Do they go "bad" just sitting?

Thnx!

Richard

I wouldn't think so.

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I've had this problem a couple of times when I rebuilt clocks. Both times this was due to the center plastic/nylon pivot which rotates in the metal casing either snapping or being worn/bent, most likely due an excess of force on my part. This allows for a bit of wobble allowing the gears to un-mesh. Manual resetting the clock forces the gears back into alignment until the pin dislodges again.

Might be your problem. Easy enough to check. Does the clock motor still run when the stoppage occurs? I hook my clocks up to a remote power source with the instrument binnacle on my bench for a day or so before I re-install them as a check.

No way to fix them I know of if this is the problem.

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