Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm having a minor problem with my oldest SM Leica 1 of 1932 vintage. Having performed faultlessly since I bought it, the shutter's now sometimes not running down properly. I seem to remember reading somewhere that the cure for this is a small drop of oil (but what oil?) where the long spring on the base of the camera is tripped by the release rod (or whatever trips it). a) Is this a cure? b) What lubricant is recommended (remember I'm in Ireland)? c) Should I even attempt this in the first place? Any of you mechanical buffs out there have the answer? Slan Alex Alex Hurst Cork Florists 19 Winthrop St, Cork Republic of Ireland Tel: +353 21 270 907 Fax: +353 21 271 248 email: corkflor@iol.ie Website:http://www.iol.ie/bizpark/c/corkflor/index.html