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Re: [OM] (OM) OM4 shutter speed ring stiff to turn

Subject: Re: [OM] (OM) OM4 shutter speed ring stiff to turn
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:39:40 -0700
On 8/30/2011 4:54 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>    From John Lind in 2003
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 21:40:56 -0400
> From: "John A. Lind"<jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] Fixed!  OM-4 Stiff Shutter Speed Ring
>
> Thanks to C.H. Ling for his tips and Mark Dapoz for his on-line manuals.
>
> Carefully removed the lens flange, then very, very carefully removed the
> shutter speed ring.  Yep . . . gotta watch for the reset pin and spring
> when pulling off the lens mounting flange.  Cleaned the shutter speed ring
> thoroughly, put a very tiny amount of white lithium grease on the detent
> ball and extremely thin coating on the ring detents that mate with it, then
> very carefully reassembled the lens mount.
>
> Works smoother now than it ever has.

Ah yes. I've done that, with similar results, but didn't trust my memory to 
give a useful description.

Moose
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