Expert: Kenneth Saunders - 9/23/2008

Question
QUESTION: I have a broken chain wheel (an emperor wall clock) - is this an expensive repair?  Is it something I could replace myself?  Is it possible to even find parts for emperor clocks?
Thanks,
Barbara

ANSWER: depends on how handy you are - not requiring great skill - some direction though. Emperor bought German mechanisms and we need to know which one you have in your clock --the back brass plate of the mechanism itself will have stamped id info we need to proceed. And which wheel - l,r or center?

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QUESTION: 82
made for Emperor Clock Company
Hermle Black Forest Clocks
451-030
66 cm
80.165 (or 30.165, but I think it's an 8 - imperfect stamp)

it's the left if you're facing the clock - the right one from the back of the clock

can I get the part and some directions from you?  

I love my clock dearly and would love to be able to fix it.

Thank you soooooo much,
Barbara

ANSWER: 1982 year of mfg.

451-030 is Hermle #

66cm is the pendulum length from the suspension post to the nut under the pendulum disk

80.165 beats per minute



send me your complete address.

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QUESTION: Barbara Sullivan
6872 Spickard Drive
Huntington Beach, CA 92647

Answer
will put part in mail

You need to remove the hands (round nut holds the minute hand on and the hour just pulls off)

remove weights

remove movement from case


remove the brass nut from the right rear bottom outside back of the brass plate

loosen 3 turns the brass nut on the front plate located 1/3 of the the way up from the bottom edge and 1/3 of the way in from the left front edge of the front plate.

with fingers spread the two brass plates apart just enough to sneak out the old chain wheel and pop in the replacement.

oil the ends of the shaft of the replacement where they go through the brass plates

put chain over the wheel

reverse proceedures --and reinstall movement in case