It is certainly possible the G wind mech can be disassembled and rebuilt.
Eventually, rebuilding won't be an option and I'll have to go through the
broken ones as they are needed.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Norcutt <norcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ClassicVW@xxxxxxx>; Olympus mail list <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-1n winding problem
| Hi George,
| John H. may have some better advice but, according to my trusty Tomosy
| book a common failing of the OM-10 (presumably the OM-G is the same) is
| a slipping roller clutch such that two strokes are required to cock the
| shutter. It's possible that an internal part of the clutch assembly is
| broken but more likely that it just needs cleaning along with sanding of
| the internal surface of the gear cup to reduce slippage. Don't know
| whether this also resolves the shutter firing on the wind stroke or why
| this should happen.
|
| You MIGHT be able to fix this yourself with complete instructions as in
| Tomosy. It's fairly easy to get the whole clutch assembly out.
| However, the disassembly of the roller clutch mechanism for cleaning and
| sanding can leave you with springs and gears flying all over the place
| if you're not careful here. Consider carefully then mail to John H. :)
|
| Chuck Norcutt
| Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
| -----------------------------------------------------------
|
| George said:
| Well,
| Since this thread started, my OM-G just started doing almost the same
| thing.
| After taking a shot, it takes two strokes to cock the shutter- But the
| FIRST
| stroke causes the shutter to fire again as you advance the wind lever.
| Is
| there anything I can check such as a gear or a lever in the mechanism,
| or
| does the entire wind mechaniasm need replacing? Thanks for any
| assistance
|
| George S.
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