Ridgeway Grandfather is not chiming

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1. amomipais82
   

   Hi There,
   The chime mechanism may occasionally jam in mid-chiming. If this is the case, you will see that one or more hammers in the row of chime hammers (the ones on the right side of the movement, as you look at the clock) are raised to strike, or partially raised. This causes the pinwheel to jam, and the chime selector lever becomes loose and falls to its lowest position. To remedy this, lift the entire row of chime hammers back at the same time, as if ready to strike the chime rods. The pinwheel should snap back into place, and the problem will be solved.
   
   The other possibility is that the chime lever's connection to the chime mover (the stepped piece clearly visible in your photo) has come loose. In this case, the only thing holding the selector lever in place at all is the slot in the dial; if it were not for the slot, the lever would just hang down vertically. The selector lever is fastened at its inner end to the front movement plate by a s***w and washer. This connection is probably still intact. At a point near the chime mover, the selector lever has a stud on its back side. This stud goes through a slot in the front main plate, then through the bottom hole in the chime mover, then is held by a washer and an E-clip which snaps into a groove in the stud. It sounds like the E-clip and washer have come off, and the stud has slipped out of the hole in the chime mover. It is very possible that you can find these two parts by looking around inside the clock. If you cannot find them, E-clips and washers are available in assortments from clock supply houses, but should also be available at any good hardware store. I would recommend getting either an assortment or a selection of sizes, as correct size is deceptive with E-clips until you actually snap it into the groove in the selector stud. By the way, E-clips are notoriously difficult to snap into place (giving them some colorful nicknames); they often fly off and get lost in the attempt to install them, so some patience and extra clips may be required.  http://www.clockmasteronline.com.
   Thanks

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