Grandfather clock middle weight falls too fast?

The middle weight is for the time train,

the one to your right is for the chime,

and the one to your left is for the strike.

Move the hands ahead a quarter-hour at a time,

stopping just after the click at 3, 6, 9, and 12

to find out whether or not the chime and strike

are merely out of sync with the indicated time.

If nothing happens after going around the dial a few times,

the clock needs professional help.

Most likely, your clock has never been serviced

and the lubrication in it has become gummy,

which can easily prevent the mechanism from operating properly.

Find a clock repairer who will fully disassemble the movement,

clean it in an ultrasonic tank, peg out the pivot holes,

polish the pivots, straighten any bent wheels

(none should be bent, but they can get that way for a number of reasons),

reassemble, lubricate, test operation,

and -- I hope -- provide a written warranty on the work done.

Expect to pay $175 to $300 or more for this service.

Have the movement cleaned and oiled in the same way

every 5 to 10 years afterward.

Beware of crooks:

In a town about 35 miles from where I live, a shoddy repairman

claimed to have "made new plates" for a customer's clock.

That was a blatant (and utterly ridiculous) lie.

If there had actually been something wrong with the plates

that made them unusable, either replacement parts --

or, preferably, an entire new movement --

could have been ordered instead.

Howard Miller Grandfather Clock Troubleshooting

Howard Miller Clock Troubleshooting