Counter wheel can get oily with age. A little degreaser on the hub always
helps.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Shiell" <Sam.Shiell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 4:57 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: OM1 Counter not returning
Well, I summoned up the courage to take the top off my OM1 yesterday to look
at the film counter return problem.
.... and really there was no problem at all, other than the counter dial was
a bit sticky. I just wound it back and forward with my finger a few times,
reseated the large circlip that holds it in place and it worked perfectly.
The only complication was that after putting it all back together I found
the compression spring for the rear cover catch rolling across the desk....
woops! still can't work out how it escaped without me seeing it, but it gave
me some extra practice of getting the top off.
Of course I didn't have anything like the proper tools for unscrewing
things, so I'm indebted to you all for the tips, especially Chuck Norcutt
who sent me a amalgam of what appeared to be every post related to the
subject. My best bit of improvisation being to use the rubber foot of my
monopod to unscrew the rewind level trim.
I'm now tempted to find something to spend the money on that I saved by not
having this job done professionally, but I think my CFO might have an
opinion on that.
Sam
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