Reply To: Escapement Wheel Replacement

[wingman]

Thanks John

Sorry I wasn’t sure what the correct term was. It is the bridge that the escapement wheel pivots on.
The escapement wheel teeth look to be worn to fine points. Some of the very tips are slightly bent. I get the impression that once the verge is close enought to get push other teeth are slightly longer and bind with the point of the tooth hitting the palet. The wheel will skip several teeth then bind.

I have ordered another wheel. I’m not sure if the new center is large enough. The woman at Merrits told me the hole was 2/16 of an inch across. I wasn’t all that confident in her measuring abilities. However she was really trying to help. I measured the escapement wheel shaft and it comes out to .330″ or 8.38 mm.
Steve