Clock Problems

[Deus Ex]

Hey guys,

As is the usual story the clock in my 260 doesnt work, i have a friend who has offered to give me the internal motor from his late model 260 (as i have the 240 gauges in mine....early 260 yes).

Is it possible to remove the face from the clock without breaking anything? Or am i just gonna have to put the late model clock in that doesnt match....

Thanks

[EScanlon]

Swapping clock innards is a simple task.

There are a couple of screws holding the face plate and bezel to the canister, then you remove the clock handles to remove the back face plate. The next step involves removing the hold down nuts on the back of the canister, pushing the wiring grommet into the canister and feeding the wires through.

Should take you no more than 15 minutes AFTER it's out of the car. Now getting it out of the car..... That's another story.

Enrique

[Deus Ex]

Thanks alot, thats all the conformation i needed, i wasnt sure if the hands would come off, do they come straight off the spine? or does that unscrew?

[That Ozzy Guy]

Or you can just buy a reliable clock from Auto Meter if you have money to burn. Why not go for the whole range, they fit perfectly.

Cheers

[Deus Ex]

I prefer tha classic gauges....isnt it always the way, purest in one sence and an huge intent to modify in another.

[EScanlon]

The clock hands will pull straight off the shaft.

As a suggestion, turn the clock's hands to 12:00 before you remove them. I don't know that it makes a difference after you put the hands back on and don't have them aligned, but why take the chance?

Enrique

[GatorJ]

http://zclocks.com/

Very pleased with the service.

In fact the Fairlady Z clock pictured on the page below is mine. The before and after photographs are accurate.

http://zclocks.com/expertise.htm