PORT ANGELES — A permanent fix is in store for the on-again-off-again Clallam County Courthouse clock.
After keeping time for five days, the hands of the iconic tower clock in Port Angeles stopped moving again Wednesday.
Damaged bushing, a cylinder-shaped metal lining inside the timekeeper, caused extended clock stoppages in April and June.
Newly manufactured bushing will be shipped from Missouri and installed in the century-old courthouse clock this week, said Clallam County Parks, Fair and Facilities Director Joel Winborn.
“Hopefully, that will solve our problem for good,” Winborn said in an email.
“It has been frustrating, but I’m confident we’ll be back on line soon.”
Winborn said he hoped the clock would be working again by the end of this week.
The new bushing was tested for about two weeks in a similar clock in Missouri.
“So far, that clock has performed without flaw,” Winborn said Wednesday.
A 35-day stoppage that began May 27 ended last Friday when the old bushing was reinstalled.
The E. Howard Co. Boston Model No. 2 clock is rare, and replacement parts are hard to find, county officials have said.
The repairs are being handled by Missouri-based Americlock under a warranty at no cost to the county.
Last June, Americlock disassembled, cleaned, polished and reassembled the clock.
Winborn told commissioners Tuesday that he has heard “many concerns” from the public about the clock.
“Believe me, we are trying to fix the problem,” he said.
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Reporter Rob Ollikainen can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 56450, or at rollikainen@peninsuladailynews.com.
