Bend the hour or minute hand whichever is on top slightly toward you to create clearance.
How to repair my wall clock.
Make sure the clock hands are properly seated on the clock shaft and not catching on each other.
If the clock hands are touching that may be the reason the clock stopped moving.
If the pendulum is not swinging be sure the pendulum is hung from front to back and that the clock is.
Open the clock face and inspect the clock hands.
In this case you should replace the battery with a new one.
How to fix battery operated clocks.
This video is about repairing a battery operated quartz wall clock that was dropped.
Put on gloves and pull the batteries out with tweezers or tongs.
Check to see if the spring is in working order.
Open the battery compartment with your fingertips and nails or use a screwdriver to open it.
Wind the spring as far as it will go.
Again the batteries might get expired.
Open the back door of the clock carefully with a small screwdriver.
Inspect the battery compartment for corrosion.
Clock repair and troubleshooting make sure the battery is new and facing the right direction.
In this video i repair a disney kiddies winnie the pooh wall clock.
Small hour hand first then the minute hand.
Finally put those hands on which i totally spray painted black.
If no pendulum is attached your mantle clock may be regulated by a balance wheel which is operated by a spring.
Simply wipe off the dust with a piece of cloth or you can also try blowing them out.
Most of the quartz clock starts losing its time because of the end of the power of the battery.
Unless you oven dry the clock after this the springs will rust and your clock is in very bad shape with an expensive repair bill.
You probably dont want to attempt to get the plates apart so heres a cheat.
Push the hour hand back and forth gently to release it.
While holding the black box in place on the back of the clock put the new washer on the front then thread on the new nut on top of the washer securing tightly with a pliers or socket.