Wow! Let's try that again!
"Just be _very_ careful not to get GLUE on the sides of the post...."
clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Just be _very_ careful not to get only on the sides of the post, or the
> roller won't turn after the loctite sets. Put a little on a needle and
> put it down inside the post's threads....
>
> Jim Brokaw wrote:
> >
> > on 7/2/01 2:04 PM, Curtis P. Hedman at Curtis.P.Hedman-1@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > I just noticed that the rewind crank on my OM-4T seems to be missing
> > > something - namely, the knurled knob (sorry for the alliteration!) that
> > > one
> > > grasps when rewinding a roll of film.... all I have is a very thin shaft
> > > protruding from the flat body of the crank arm. I've had the camera for
> > > about three months, and can't honestly say if this part has been missing
> > > all along. None the less, is this an easy part to obtain/replace? The
> > > little thin pin often slips out of my fingers during the rewind process,
> > > releasing the tension in the roll and necessitating extra turns to again
> > > take up the slack....
> > I had this on a recently acquired OM-4 (I've got the bug for those now...)
> > and the seller had thoughtfully included the pieces. Couldn't get it to
> > thread up until I realized that it was a *left-hand* thread screw. Now its
> > on there, but I'm wondering if I should put a dot of removable Loctite on
> > the screw?
> > --
> >
> > Jim Brokaw
> > OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
> >
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