Expert: Kenneth Saunders - 8/3/2007

Question
I recently acquired a Pulaski Winston floor clock 2092. It has three weights and they are all stuck in the up position.The clock will not work until I can get the weights to work properly. What can I do?
Thanks

Answer
check: The pendulum is an assembly beginning at the top where a two legged suspension spring hangs from a post off the back of the movement. Then a piece of brass or steel leader about 5-7" long hooks onto the bottom of this little suspension spring and then finally the pendulum top hooks onto the bottom of that leader. There is a connection between the mechanism and the leader with an "L" sthe The pendulum assembly begins at the top with a 1" two legged suspension spring pinned suspension spring and passes through the "foot" shaped forked brass piece (and must be in the center of the fork slot and not be rubbing front or back) that connects into the inside of the movement.
  Lastly the top of the pendulum hooks onto the bottom of this suspension leader. NOW if all is correctly assembled, swinging the pendulum will get it ticking. The sound of the ticking must sound even or balanced on either side. Not over-swinging one side or the other.
  If it is not sounding even, then push with your hand the top third of the pendulum over to the side that has the excessive overswing. You may feel some resistance but gently push a bit more then try the sound of the ticking after swinging the pendulum freely.
  If the sound is not improved in the balance then do more pushing -if it is now sounding like excessive swing in the opposite direction then push the pendulum to the other side till it sounds a pretty even tick. Clock should run then.
  There are a hundred things that could be wrong- you have just taken a tour through the repair of what is wrong 98% of the time! the heaviest weight goes on the right side as you face the clock and the next heaviest in the middle.
you can also check:  http://www.howardmiller.com/uploaded/SupportMaterials/Manuals/FloorClockManual.p...