Continuing with the take down (along with my 2 other projects - a Wells Index milling machine conversion to 3 phase with a DRO, K98 restoration) time and space are at a premium.
The clocks were a nice little sub-project, going to strip them, clean and then paint the metalwork in the same paint as my brakes and bar mounts. Oh - on that, my gorgeous wife has bought me some most excellent cafe racer bars, grips and mirrors for Christmas, she really gets me! Pictures will follow when I restore the clocks and assemble.
So the rev counter had a spiders web / nest under the glass. A total disassembly and clean was in order. The problem is that these clocks are not designed to be opened. they are in two halves, sealed together with a rubber gasket and a steel crimped ring. The arr is to slowly and diligently pry the ring up, a little at a time using a small screw driver.
A little persuasion is needed, but be careful, the steel ring is very malleable and can be easily damaged. Once of, the instruments come apart easily. Glass cleaned and the steel work given a wire wool scrub, to aid paint adhesion.
The next challenge was the mounting bracket itself, along with the indicator and light cluster. The sound application of a little WD40 and tentative use of a metric 8 mm socket wrench had the desired effect, and the rest came apart without a hitch. I labelled each of the lights on the loom and separated it from the binnacle. Some of the bulbs were blown, and the glass bulb had separated from two of the bulbs, so a trip to the auto store is also on the cards. Once stripped the prep for paint was completed, and now i am awaiting a dry day to paint before re-assembly.
All of the binnacle disassembled, masked ready for paint.
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Paining completed, the results are not to shabby. The only thing i am not to keen on are the chrome / steel bands, i had to re crimp as best i could using smooth pliers. They are still way better than prior to my attentions. If i don't like them once functional on the bike, i can always source some retro dials from the world wide web.
Off into a box until re-assembly. Am quite happy with them.
