Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/12
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Take it, when it shows up again, to any local camera repair place or machine
shop and they should be able to "loctite" it for you. If they look slightly
puzzled make sure you explain exactly what you want to stop loosening and
what you want to still be able to rotate. :-)
John Collier
Or send it to me and I will do it for free. Seriously!
> From: "Dan Honemann" <danh@selectsa.com>
>
> John,
>
>> What falls apart? Does the glass retaining ring loosen? Does the
>> pivot come apart?
>
> The pivot is fine, it's the rotating lens elements that come apart because
> the locking ring (on the inside part of the lens) twists loose after awhile.
> Another LUGger (can't remember who, and am too lazy to dig in the archives
> just now ('sides, it might have been on the LEG)) had this exact same
> problem with his UP, and had the same results in sending it back to NJ for
> repair--i.e., came back unfixed. He solved it with loctite, but I'm
> reluctant to try that since I'm so mechanically inept.
>
> Dan
>
>