ITT wall phone dial slow, stops

[OldPhoneUser]

Hi All, basic quick question... I have an ITT wall phone with a sluggish, stopping rotary dialer. Is there an easy way to lube or otherwise get it going? Any cautions before I dig into it?

Thanks!

[HarrySmith]

YES. You can clean & lubricate a dial. Do you have any pictures? That will help identify what you have. Besides, we LOVE pictures

[OldPhoneUser]

YES. You can clean & lubricate a dial. Do you have any pictures? That will help identify what you have. Besides, we LOVE pictures

I just took some pics of this aqua ITT wall phone, inside and out, but cant find the button to upload them. How do I get them up here? Thanks!

[SUnset2]

I just took some pics of this aqua ITT wall phone, inside and out, but cant find the button to upload them. How do I get them up here? Thanks!

If you are using quick reply, click on preview to get the upload bar.

[OldPhoneUser]

Thanks! Pics:

[HarrySmith]

Cool phone. It looks like a metal dial so it can be serviced. Newer plastic ones were basically throw away. If you can get a pic of the back to show the model number & date we can narrow it down. Here is the dial topic:

https://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?board=25.0

There is a club member who will repair any dial for $6.00. His name is Steve Hilz, he also sells many replacement parts and does complete restorations. He does excellent work and is a really nice guy also!
His company name is VTS Industrial
website: http://www.navysalvage.com/
email: jydsk@tds.net

[OldPhoneUser]

Here are some more pics, very happy to hear that the dial is serviceable!  I can send to him.

Question, where would the 2 wires from Xlink connect?  (I dont see an RJ11 jack on it)
Also, where can I get an RJ-11 to wires adapter? If I cut an RJ11, the copper wires are so tiny, hard to work with. Thanks!

[ka1axy]

Steve has fixed several slow dials for me, and I have always been impressed with the turnaround time of a week or so, and the value for money. Highly recommended.

[HarrySmith]

You can get half modular line cords in a lot of places. If you are sending your dial to Steve he may have one. Spade connectors on one end and modular plug on the other. Line connects to L1 & L2.

[OldPhoneUser]

L1 and L2?  would those be the where the Black and Red wires connected here?  I will look for Rj11 to wire patch cable... the Xlink takes RJ11 and need ring or fork crimp connectors for the phone side.

[TelePlay]

L1 and L2?

L1 are L2 are embossed on the network.

[HarrySmith]

It does appear you have Red & Black wires on L1 & L2. see attached diagram

[OldPhoneUser]

Thanks guys, didnt see the embossed characters. Eyes getting old I guess 

BTW, fixing this wall phone for a friend, this phone has sentimental value for him and he asked me if it could be made to work.  I have used an Xlink for years to power my 202 and 302 phones. I dont know if Xlink is the only game in town for this, but it works very well. I like the dial tone, and it even makes the left-off-hook alert tones just like the old days...

We use the 202 and 302 regularly... they have their own cell phone and number that stays in the drawer.   

[OldPhoneUser]

OK I have the dial back, all serviced.

Take a look at the video, the bell unit must have been out because the volume adjust lever tang was not in the bell plate hole, easy fix. But of 5 detents, the lever only gets it to to use 3 of them. Any idea if this is normal?

https://youtu.be/Ds9NPZh9T0Q?si=AsccXtrMto88s1rD

[dsk]

The quick fix is to spray with WD-40. On long term this will destroy the dial. Since everybody warn against this, I did the test on a worthless phone. After 10+ years, and still working it became a toy telephone, an lasted a few weeks    Still I don't do that on my collectibles.