See if you can wind the camera by turning the sprocket with your thumb
-- if so, and the shutter otherwise operates normally, that's a very
positive sign. Your problem is likely in the wind clutch itself, which
can be replaced or cleaned.
If the camera can't be wound this way, it could be that the camera
jammed and someone forced the wind lever, breaking the clutch. In that
case, not only would the wind clutch have to be replaced/rebuilt, but
also whatever other malfunction that jammed the camera in the first
place (debris in the gears somewhere, "crossed" gears, broken shutter
roller, etc.) would have to be corrected.
Kiker, James wrote:
>
> I bought an OM-1 recently to obtain the attached lens. The body has a
> problem, however, and I want to see if any list member might know the
> cause/solution. The wind lever moves freely and does not engage at all.
> I pulled the bottom cover, the plastic battery container, and then the
> take-up spool. I could not see anything obviously wrong. The metal
> shaft that extends down from the wind lever was there, and turned when I
> moved the lever, but did not seem to engage anything. I am able to wind
> the camera using a Winder-1. I was afraid to delve any further into it
> without first finding out more information. If anyone has any
> suggestions or comments, I would greatly appreciate them. This may be a
> job for Mr. Hermanson, though I basically got the camera for free, thus
> my bravery in trying to look into it myself.
>
> Thanks,
> James Kiker
>
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