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TIL a drop of lighter fluid can fix a stiff shutter dial
Had a Nikon FM2 come in last week with a shutter speed dial that wouldn't budge past 1/500. Customer said it was stuck solid. I was ready to start a full teardown to get at the mechanism, which would have been a couple hours of work. On a whim, I put a single tiny drop of Ronsonol lighter fluid right at the base of the dial with a needle applicator, let it sit for five minutes, and worked the dial back and forth. It loosened up completely after a few turns. The old lube had just gummed up. Has anyone else found a simple fix that saved you from a bigger job?
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kim_smith11d ago
That trick saved me a ton of time on an old FE2!
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noahpark11d ago
Old FE2s are great for that. I always wonder how many of those time saving tricks get lost because people don't write them down.
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