My Cuckoo Clock Door Stays Open

Please check the following to see if it solves the issue of the door not closing all the way.

My cuckoo clock door stays open.

After the cuckoo call the door stays open. Cuckoo clock door stuck open upon installation of a new cuckoo clock movement this is a common issue. Oftentimes a small wire connects the bird s platform typically just under his tail. The cuckoo clock door stuck open could be a number of things.

I have an old german 8 day schatz cuckoo clock. Be sure the paper around all cuckoo clock parts have been removed. If you open the clock on the back you will see a thin wire that starts at the bellows and goes up to the cuckoo. I recently replaced the bellows tops material.

How to fix adjust erratic opening and closing of cuckoo clock door. Now when i attach the left side weight looking from front the door opens and stays open. It is not connected with the cuckoo but usually ends under the cuckoo s tail see picture. Weights not heavy enough if the pine cone weight that controls the cuckoo portion of the.

Please make follow the setup instructions carefully when unpacking the clock. If your clock runs well but the bird does not come out check for a latch on the cuckoo s door. This wire should move the cuckoo up and down a little while it calls. Next you want to be sure that the wire latch on the cuckoo door is moved so the bird and all the cuckoo clock parts associated with the cuckoo are free from obstruction to allow the cuckoo call.

After unpacking the clock the cuckoo and the music with musical clocks does not work. It is not connected with the cuckoo but usually ends under the cuckoo s tail see picture. The cuckoo calls the wrong time for example 5 times at 7 o clock 6 times at 8 o clock after the cuckoo has called the door stays open. If the clock should not work in the end.

How to fix adjust erratic opening and closing of cuckoo clock door. First the cuckoo clock needs to be unpacked and hung properly. Cuckoo door staying open.