Morris Minor Owners Club

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:36 am**

not exactly connected to morris minors, but it is from a similar era!

I have a 400 day clock made by Herr, that has the suspension spring missing. I cant find any part numbers anywhere, other than the following markings:

on clock face it says Herr,

on the back of the mechanism it says:

NO (0) JEWELS
UNADJUSTED
MADE IN GERMANY

UHRENFABRIK HERR K.G.
GUTENBACH

How can I identify what spring to use? I joined a clock forum but its a bit quiet in there...

Picky

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:59 am**

you wont believe this picky but .................

http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search. ... +day+clock

springs for sale on fleabay !

Darn ive got to much time on my hands since giving up the plane game

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:01 pm**

Forgot to say ask that shop seller with all manner of sizes listed which ones you need for your clock

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:36 pm**

i didnt think of ebay, range of stuff u can get is unbelievable... thanks orkney, will email seller.

Picky

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:15 pm**

yeah think in a more lateral sense dude

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:53 pm**

i sent the seller a picture of the back of the mechanism and he knew which specific model it was! set of 3 springs only £8.98. sorted.

Picky

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:55 pm**

Orkney wrote:yeah think in a more lateral sense dude

Bit like plane throwing then Kevin

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:57 pm**

You weren't (gasp!) cheating at that, were you?

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:01 pm**

Moi!!!!!!! If there are no rules, how can you cheat

It's simply that I was taught to think laterally

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:13 pm**

oh dear dear dear dear LOL Go get him BG

Glad to hear you got it sorted picky - just make sure you put the springs the correct side of the workings unlike the charger

only ribbing you - surprising what can be found on there to be honest.
and although its been too complacent to assume that goog will find what you need in the last 3 days ive found info needed that didnt show on there but did on msn, yahoo & believe or not altavista.

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:25 pm**

Orkney wrote:oh dear dear dear dear LOL Go get him BG

Just try thinking outside the box, you might be able to beat my score

It's certainly not cheating

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:30 pm**

Well tried that oh cranial one but had to give it up for the sake of time & sanity

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:00 pm**

Yup - there seems to be a very definite limit on what ones computer will do...

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:33 pm**

one of the worst examples of thread hijacking ive ever seen!!! you should be ashamed of yourselves!!!!

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:37 pm**

It's that Bill, he's the Dick Turpin of thread hijacking

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:47 pm**

Sorry, thought that the query had been dealt with - and we are in 'off topic', after all

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:50 pm**

Posted: **Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:40 am**

I blame the moderators - especially the ones with beards

Posted: **Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:05 am**

yeah i have now found the correct part for the clock - only poking fun

Posted: **Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:10 am**

Picky i hope you havnt gone for uprated springs in this here clock

Morris Minor Owners Club

fixing 400 day clock..

fixing 400 day clock..