bigmal 225 Report post Posted July 9, 2020 Hi, I need to remove the lense from my clock so I can give it a polish. Could I have some guidance on how the knobs come off. thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69RavenConv 286 Report post Posted July 9, 2020 Check out this recent thread. 1 bigmal reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhouse66 22 Report post Posted July 9, 2020 Contrary to that thread link, the knobs just unscrew. Pull the shaft out to full extension, grip the shaft and unscrew the knob. Since you can buy new knobs, if the removal is really tough you can just grip the shaft with something and gorilla the plastic knob if necessary to unscrew it. Then use a new knob when you reassemble. 1 2 bigmal, jjstang and capemustang reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Conway 264 Report post Posted July 9, 2020 Thanks for clearing that up. https://www.vintage-mustang.com/threads/69-mustang-clock-knob-removal.587881/ Brian 1 1 capemustang and bigmal reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigmal 225 Report post Posted July 9, 2020 8 hours ago, rockhouse66 said: Contrary to that thread link, the knobs just unscrew. Pull the shaft out to full extension, grip the shaft and unscrew the knob. Since you can buy new knobs, if the removal is really tough you can just grip the shaft with something and gorilla the plastic knob if necessary to unscrew it. Then use a new knob when you reassemble. Thanks for that. I did try this but didn't want to risk damaging the knob. The shaft has corrosion where it screws into the knob so it's stuck firm. I'll give it another go tonight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stangs-R-me 120 Report post Posted July 11, 2020 I've messed with a bunch of clocks over the years, many I've put quartz movements in and a couple I've got going again with the stock movements. Only had 1 or two that I could not get the knob to come off and gave up as I was concerned that I'd break the stem before it would actually unscrew. One of the stubborn ones was a '69-70 Mach 1 clock. The knob on O.E. '69-70 Mach 1 clocks is metal, not "plastic" so, there is a chance the shaft could snap off. Doug 1 bigmal reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites