Clock Disassembly

[davery]

I searched the site and didn't really find the answer. Does anyone know how to disassemble the clock? Specifically, how do you remove the adjustment knob to replace the glass? I read on one of the Ferrari forms the adjustment knobs on a Veglia clock just pull off. I really don't want to start pulling on the knob until I get some sort of confirmation. Thanks.

[RRoller123]

I know I am not answering your question directly, my apologies...... But if it gets too much, Palo Alto Speedometer did a great repair and refurb of my clock for well under 100 bucks. 4 years later it still works fine, with perfectly clear glass.

[davery]

I know I am not answering your question directly, my apologies...... But if it gets too much, Palo Alto Speedometer did a great repair and refurb of my clock for well under 100 bucks. 4 years later it still works fine, with perfectly clear glass.

The clock works, I just want to replace the glass and bezel.

[davery]

The clock works, I just want to replace the glass and bezel.

Well it did work before I started messing with it. One step forward, two steps back....

[RRoller123]

That's how a lot of my projects go as well.

[alexg2368]

I just did mine and i used a pair of needle nose pliers on the metal rod part and slowly pulled it off. Take your time (no pun intended )

[spider2081]

Didn't the 1985 Spider have a digital clock???

[davery]

Didn't the 1985 Spider have a digital clock???

Yes it does. I am attempting to replace with an analog clock. I found a Veglia clock, but am unsure if it came from a spider. I guess worst case I could always find another clock and replace the face with Veglia face.

[Bytor36]

I bought replacement lens/glass from VICKS http://www.vickauto.com/newstore/index. ... ts_id=2881 and went through this whole routine: needle nose pliars to pull the nob off the dial-set shaft and then going around the entire outer/interior ring of the bezel with a jewel tip standard screwdriver to pry away the bezel one nanometer at a time until bezel was loose. - NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE IDEAL WAY TO DO THIS....

***I later discovered Midwest Bayless (by the way, some of the best people and very helpful) has a better way to get the bezel off. Use a razor knife and cut the lip of the bezel - use epoxy to put it all back together - here's the quote from their website:

Tools required: Patience, a razor knife, pair of dikes, epoxy.
The bezel is aluminum and crimped on over the body to hold the lens in place. You cannot pry or bend the crimp to remove it.
To start, you have to remove the adjuster knob from the adjuster shaft. This requires holding of the adjuster shaft with a pair of small wire cutters or dikes before pulling on the knob, so that the adjuster shaft is not pulled out of the body of the clock.
Once the adjuster knob is off, carefully >cut< the backside crimp by carefully dragging a very sharp razor knife over the bent edge of the aluminum bezel. Only one half of the complete circle needs to be cut/separated, at which point the bezel will loosen on one side and can pop free.
Push the old lens out, put the new lens in, and then refit the bezel and lens assembly to the body.
Then putting everything back together with the new lens, carefully apply epoxy to the ½ of the bezel that was cut away and let cure.
The most difficult part is not getting in a hurry and mistakenly dinging or scratching the black bezel as you're trying to remove it.

PROBLEM: The VICKS replacement glass wasn't a good fit - diameter was fine, but the hole for the dial-set shaft was located too high by about half the diameter of the original. While placement of the new glass was possible the dial-set shaft was now getting pushed up very hard at an angle - not good for the clock. I had to carefully bore out the hole - took some time and care. Not sure how something like a hole location get's missed like that. Having multiple issues with Vicks parts quality throughout this project. I wish someone had a thread on ratings for these 5 or 6 parts suppliers out there.