05/22/2026
A pair of Meister Brau sunburst clocks, the top one hangs above my workbench. The lower one came in for repair with inconsistent operation.
After opening up the clock, you can see why. The anti reverse fiber was totally gummed up, often sticking in the wrong direction and having the clock run backwards! 45 minutes in the ultrasonic cleaner, minus the fiber gear, and all the metal comes out very clean.
This clock is unique that it has a driven gear to operate the sunburst dial. The dial is always spinning, even with the switched light off. The only complication is that one of the timekeeping gears is pressed onto that shaft, making disassembly and reassembly a little more difficult. Getting it off is the easy part, getting it reassembled requires a little more work. What I’ll do is assemble the clock to the point of the last picture and then I’ll put it in the freezer for 30 minutes. When it’s close to coming out, I’ll use a hair dryer on the gear with the anti reverse and warm it up a little. Lightly press it together by hand and there you have it!
Some of these Lanshire movements have small spacers on the hour hand and second hand. Be careful when you’re drying them off so they don’t fly away!
A really unique piece, another sign back in service!
