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Trying My Luck - Clock - Can it be Fixed?
Now that I successfully rebuilt my gas gauge, (thanks Bill) I am onto the clock. I got it out of the dash and seems to be quite a clock, surely it can be rebuilt.
I checked the archives but I am not sure they are talking about the same model Mine is a VDO 12V 0202 I think?
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Geez, ron, the CLOCK?!?!?!
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http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:JkK6qkh28BAJ:business.baylor.edu/Richard_Easley/autofaqs/clock.htm+Richard_Easley/autofaqs/clock&hl=en&client=firefox-a
actually before it dis-appears again let's quote the whole thing here. Quote:
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Yeah, MZ nailed it..... the quartz clock on 115's has internal fuse as opposed to earlier models (111/110 etc) that have external fuse - a chunk of solder on the outside. Gotta believe there's nothing wrong with the clock at all, fuse has probably corroded over time that's all.
LOL, gotta tear into the clock innards and/or subcontract the work to Radio Shack or somebody who knows how to solder... thats all. |
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oh heck, here is another little description: (this is something i need to do this winter also)
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mzsmbs, thanks, your description fit my model, found the issue and fixed it. Works on the bench, may be months before it finds its way back to the dash!
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Clock repair
Thanks for the info. The repair worked perfectly on my wifes 1985 300SD. I had the instrument cluster out looking for the cruise control speed transducer. Thought I may as well dive into the clock while I was at it. Only took about an hour after the instrument cluster was on the bench. After taking the 3 screws out that hold the tack face plate on, I removed the 3 screws on the back that hold the tack to the mounting plate. This gave me more room to get the clock out without removing the tack pointer. One other thing....The clock has a solder joint on the mounting plate. That is where the clock gets it ground. You have to unsolder this to remove the clock. I still have not found cruise control speed transducer...Where is it??
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speed control transducer
It is pluuged into the back of the speedometer, almost cube-shaped, black plastic cover, about 1" square.
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Completly different car but IIRC, my 1976 280C was in line and on the floor near the top of the floor mat and somewhat close to the brake pedal arm when depressed.
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250, He's talking about the transducer, not the amplifier. So, yes, the amplifier is by the brake pedal up over the underdash. The transducer should be on the back of the speedometer.
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Cruise cotrol speed trasducer
The cruise cotrol speed trasducer is not any where on or around the instrument cluster. I have searched all around with the cluster removed. This car does not have a speedometer cable. It is an electric speedometer. Maybe it is around the pickup for the speedometer, where ever that is. On the transmission maybe?
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look in dyi
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Tricky part of late '60s - early 70s Mercedes VDO clocks is getting the case apart. Unlike older VDO clocks, which had a removeable rear plastic cover, the 114-115 VDO clock movement (or at least the one I repaired from a '70 250C) is trapped inside a metal can, with the front chrome bezel crimped over the rim to seal it in place. One needs to carefully pry the chrome bezel from its grip on the can with a thin tool, trying not to badly crack or distort the chrome. Then, after the clock is repaired AND tested, the bezel can be worked back into place and re-crimped to the can, with a round tool such as a screwdriver handle or plastic mallet head. Hopefully, any slight re-crimping flaws won't be visible when the clock is reinstalled in the instrument cluster.
By the way, if you have an extra one of these VDO clocks that works, and no extra Mercedes to stick it in, you can set it on a bookshelf and power it off a 9 volt alkaline transistor radio battery. Happy Motoring, Mark
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I am not alone
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