Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You wrote: > Ben: I have encountered this problem many times before, what I do is > to use the solvent Liquid Wrench very carefully using an extremely > small amount put on with the small end of a wooden toothpick, and I > mean a SMALL AMOUNT, and give it time to work, at least a day, > preferrably a week, and I'm not kidding. It seems that the great > problem with people that use these solvents just do not give them > enough time to do the job that they are designed to do. I, myself have > extracted screws, bolts, etc. that appeared at first glance to be > impossible to remove. But I gave the solvents time/time. I hope this > info is helpful but please do not rush the job. It doesn't pay. > A. Stark > On Fri, 21 Feb 1997, Ben Holmes wrote: > > I figured I'd get the most responses with that subject. Sorry, couldn't > > resist. Now I suppose someone will say I'm a child or something... > > > > Anyway, Eric Welch sent me a straight sided zoom finder marked Wetzlar. On > > the back there are four screws (the nasty ones I refered to earlier), two of > > which have been torn up pretty badly by a mean person with a screw driver > > that didn't fit. It looks as if the screws were exposed to the sweat of > > someone's brow and have rusted in place. The slot is destroyed, the threads > > are rusty and I'm at a loss. > > > > Anybody have a slick way of removing screws like this? The finder is a bit > > foggy, otherwise in okay shape. I'd like to open it up and see if it can be > > cleaned. > > > > Any ideas would be helpful. > > > > Regards, > > > > Ben W. Holmes > > > > Boulder, CO > > USA > > > > bholmes@frii.com > > In addition you should expose it temperature changes in the range of its common usage and put some more liquid on it (I prefer WD40). This will make the air suck the liquid into the placed where it should do its job. Hope this helps christoph