Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 Rewind crank
From: "Hans Pahlen" <hans.pahlen@mark.komvux.se>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 11:36:24 +0200

I guess you are talking about the M4-M6. If so, loosen up the horizontal mini screw. Get something to hold the rewind inside the film casette chamber and just unscrew the rewind crank. Don't worry, it is easily done.

Good luck,
Hans

> Lately my Leica dropped and fell onto the rewind crank. This is a bit
> deformed now and scratches against the body. It's no problem when
> rewinding, but I do not want to stress the shutter cocking mechanism
> by this extra load. Thus, I'd like to take it off, put it into it's
> original shape again. Does anyone know how to take off the thing?
> There's this slit screw on top, but then there's also this
> mini-philips on the side. What's the procedure?
> 
> ___________
> /     \
> |    ---    | <- slit screw, straight down
> |    |+|    | <- philips, horizontal
> 
> Cheers, Peter.
> 
>