Expert: Kenneth Saunders - 1/18/2010

Question
Hello; I have a Ridgeway clock model #9250
BJ movement CC ,    in service 12/1982.

It has run very well in the past, accurate.
It only runs 10 minutes then stops. Needs oil so I have special clock oil,
oiled any spot I could find by taking the movement out to access.
It ran for 2 hrs,stopped and only runs for 20 minutes then stops again. Over the years I have oiled it 3 or 4 times.
Any ideas? What parts are most important to oil with these symptoms? No changes to the location of the clock yet.
Thanks , Bill

Answer
it is probably worn and in need of cleaning and overhaul or replacement after 28 years! after 20 years they are all on borrowed time.

be sure to oil the entrance face and exit face to the verge or "escapement anchor" where the escape wheel teeth hit.

make sure also that the tick or "beat" is even from side to side