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.
Mantle wall clock wont stay running.
The lever shouldn t be set to silent.
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.
Level the clock on its four levelers if the clock stops running.
Add two or three coins if you need to until the tick sounds even.
The easiest way to adjust this in the first instance is simply to tip the clock on the wall.
Listen to the tick tock on the clock and see if it is nice even tick tock.
Turn the key slowly and just a half turn at a time.
Gently move the hands with a finger to see if they are touching the dial the glass or each other.
It doesn t matter if the case is not vertical as long as the sound is even.
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.
It should sound steady and even like a metronome.
Move the pendulum back and forth with your fingers.
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.
Wind it up until it stops.
If it will run ok with the case at an angle we can sort that out after.
If the pendulum stays in the clock it may scratch the inside of the case as well as change the beat and then the clock may not work.
If you don t hear a ticking sound the clock s hands are probably stuck.
It should be as level as possible and under no circumstances should it rock.
This may cause cracks over time at the end of the mainspring.
Do not try to force it to wind any further.
Free the hands to restart the clock.
If it s worse place the coin under the other side instead and listen again.