The bearing lays on its side.
John
Ben Poels wrote:
>
> John,
>
> I actually have an XA and an XA2 with the same problem. I have
> got hold of one of these cylindrical bearings. I see a cavity
> in the top of the XA2 which would allow the bearing to sit upright,
> perpendicular to the top of the camera (it has a screw head at the
> bottom). However I cannot seem to get it together so that it will
> work. I think the bearing always slides down on to its side.
> As for the XA I don't see anyplace at all to hold the bearing.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ben
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Hermanson
> > Sent: Friday, February 19, 1999 4:31 PM
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [OM]XA clamshell cover
> >
> >
> > When you pull the cover off, there is a small cavity on the top of the
> > camera maybe 1/8" X 3/16".
> >
> > John
> >
> > Ben Poels wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks John and Jay,
> > >
> > > That is exactly my problem. It was not "clicking" into
> > > place and where is no bearing. So where exactly does
> > > this little bearing go? How big is it in diameter and
> > > length? And how do you keep it in place when putting the
> > > cover back on - I don't see any groove to hold it.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Ben
> > >
> > > >On Thu, Feb 18, 1999 at 03:39:31PM -0500, John Hermanson wrote:
> > > >> Don't lose cylindrical bearing that provides the "click".
> > > >
> > > >...and if you do, you can cut a screw of suitable size to the proper
> > > >length
> > > >(without the head) to replace it...of the 3 XAs I've acquired,
> > two >have
> > > been
> > > >missing the bearing. That little bit is important to hold the
> > cover >fully
> > > >open against the shutter enable switch; if it's not there,
> > your XA >will be
> > > >hard to make work consistently.
> > >
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