wrote:
Kruse wrote:
Looking for a clock motor labeled "WB 140". Motor goes in an old
Maytag
gas range and it obviously powers the mechanical clock.

There are places that rebuild old appliance timers. A 1997 Popular
Mechanics article at

http://popularmechanics.com/home_imp...97/print.phtml
mentions http://www.m-t-s.com/ , Professional Appliance Parts of
Lakewood, CO, Reeco Timer of Palm Bay, FL, and T & E Timer of
Madison Heights, MI. Google suggests
http://www.antiquegasstoves.com/pages/rebuild.html as another source.
How about a local place that sells used appliances? You might also
try
a big appliance parts distributor, like Marcone in Overland Park. If
they don't have it they might be able to point you at a local source.

Standard disclaimers apply; I don't get money from any of the
companies
mentioned.

Matt Roberds

If the coil is good, the problem is gummed gears.

Try drilling - very carefully - a tiny hole in the gear case, and then
using a needle like the ones for refilling ink cartridges, insert some
3-1 oil or similar lubricant into the gear case. You may have to heat
the gear case up to 150 - 200 F to loosen up the existing dried
lubricant. In fact you might heat it up before putting the oil in to
get better circulation.

I have done this provedure about 5 or 6t times over the past 40 years
and it always works. Just be careful when drilling the hole that you
don't get into the gears, they are usually very close to the cover of
the case.

H. R.(Bob) Hofmann