Add two or three coins if you need to until the tick sounds even.
Mantle wall clock wont stay running.
If it will run ok with the case at an angle we can sort that out after.
Wind it up until it stops.
Pendulum over swing if the bob on the pendulum hasn t first been immobilized or removed from the pendulum arm before the clock is moved the pendulum can over swing go past its normal arc and throw the clock out of beat.
Free the hands to restart the clock.
Even though it is impossible to over wind your clock it is also not necessary to wind it until the last possible click of the ratchet.
It should sound steady and even like a metronome.
Gently move the hands with a finger to see if they are touching the dial the glass or each other.
Level the clock on its four levelers if the clock stops running.
It should be as level as possible and under no circumstances should it rock.
Turn the key slowly and just a half turn at a time.
This may cause cracks over time at the end of the mainspring.
For mantle clocks with a pendulum a temporary cure may be to place something under one side of the clock such as a coin and listen again to see if it s any better.
The lever shouldn t be set to silent.
The easiest way to adjust this in the first instance is simply to tip the clock on the wall.
Do not try to force it to wind any further.
Listen to the tick tock on the clock and see if it is nice even tick tock.
If it s worse place the coin under the other side instead and listen again.
Set the lever on the dial to one of the chime selections if the clock won t chime or strike.
Move the pendulum back and forth with your fingers.
Moving a mechanical mantel clock from one place to another is one of the most common reasons why it stops running and can result in one of the following.
If you don t hear a ticking sound the clock s hands are probably stuck.
Mantel clock does not strike the correct hour if after several hours of operation your clock does not strike the correct hour grasp the hour hand only and move it forward or backward to line up with the correct hour on the dial indicated by the number of times the hour strikes.