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Electric Clock Adjusting Screw
By Don Ahearn
[Editor: This article is reprinted from the 356 Registry magazine, Brett Johnson's Restoration column, Vol. 21 No. 4 Nov / Dec 1997]
Every electric clock I've ever seen for a late 356 has an adjusting
screw on it, and you don't have to open the clock to get to it. It's
on the back. When looking at the back cover, it's at the lower right
corner, directly below and in line with the positive connection. If
the positive wire is connected you may not see it right away, but
it's there. The adjusting screw is an ordinary slotted screw, and it
lives behind a tiny hole, maybe 1/16" diameter. It is marked "+" and
"-" for fast and slow. You'll need a tiny jeweler's screwdriver; a set
of 6 is available at any hobby shop for cheap.
You don't even need to remove the radio to get to this stuff.
Remove the glovebox liner instead. Just undo the two chrome Phillips
screws that hold the metal strap behind the glovebox liner, and
work through the open glovebox hole to get to the clock. The clock
is held down by a bracket with two knurled thumbscrews
on it. You may want to disconnect the battery because there is a
hot terminal on the back of the clock, which you will have to
remove (I think a 7 mm nut), and the bracket carries the ground
connection. Maybe you can reach the adjusting screw with the clock
still installed (once you know where it is), maybe you have to take
it out, but believe me, working through the glovebox is loads easier
and quicker than removing the radio.
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Published 08/17/07 by Barry Lee Brisco
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