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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 89783, member: 25&quot;]What a mess.&nbsp; There is a nasty looking bodge near the center of the back plate that I cannot immediately figure out the reason for. I don&#039;t think cleaning is all that urgent since it is a type of movement that works with a lot of slack anyway. The dirt in the pivot holes is probably helping it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Spraying at random is largely irrelevant, only the pivot holes matter as far as oil goes. No one would soak a movement in kerosene, although a mixture of strong ammonia, liquid soap and boiling water will do the job. After it dries dab each pivot hole with a needle tip holding a minute drop of clock oil.</p><p><br /></p><p>A proper overhaul would be stripping it down, bushing any worn pivot holes, cleaning and reassembling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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