The easiest way to quiet a loud ticking clock once and for all is to add mass such as a piece of quilting over the ticking mechanism on the back of the clock.
How to stop a wall clock from ticking.
If your clock is already fixed on the wall start by taking it down.
Gently move the hands with a finger to see if they are touching the dial the glass or each other.
Failing this you can also oil the mechanism but this will need repeating every few weeks to keep the clock quiet.
Replace the back panel of the clock and put it back on the wall or shelf.
Apply clock oil to all the moving parts of the clock.
You ll most certainly notice reduction in ticking noise.
Make sure that there s still enough space for the gears to keep turning.
If you have an excessively noisy clock consider some ways to stop the ticking and enjoy the peace and quiet of a quiet room.
Make sure the pieces fill in the body space but do not interfere with the gears and moving parts of the clock.
Since this method works best on the clocks you fix to the wall you can do this before you hang it or at any given time later on.
April 27 2012 kathrynreply.
If the tick you are hearing is not meant to be as loud as it is then clock oil can lubricate the inner workings of the clock and reduce the noises.
If you have an excessively noisy clock consider some ways to stop the ticking and enjoy the peace and quiet of a quiet room.
Apply clock oil to all the moving parts of the clock.
Place the back panel to its original position and hang the clock back on the wall.
Cut pieces of egg crate foam to fit inside the clock body.
At the back you will notice a plastic lid covering your clock s mechanism.
This will muffle the ticking noise to an extent.
Covering the space between the wall and the clock improves a lot.
The ticking should be gone or at the very least quieter.
If it s a big one you could also use some inside the clock to cover the edge of the front glass.
Bend the stuck hand slightly to clear the obstacle.
Lots of foam in form of adhesive tape.
If you don t hear a ticking sound the clock s hands are probably stuck.
If both hands are stuck free the minute hand first then the hour hand.