on 4/27/02 9:48 AM, John Hudson at jahudson@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I need a small repair piece for my OM4T body. The small knurled rotating
> nipple has separated from the end of the flip up lever on the rewind
> crank. I have both the nipple and the tiny Philips headed screw [around
> which the nipple rotated] but am not able to re-attach the screw to the
> end of the flip up lever; they look to have been originally glued or
> soldered together.
>
> Are these flip up levers a generic product or do I have to order a
> specific Olympus part?
>
> Thanks
>
> John Hudson
> Vancouver, BC
This happened on one of mine -- it is a 'left-hand' thread, reverse of
normal so when in use it tends to tighten. Once I threaded it the 'other'
way I was able to screw it back on. Hope this solves the problem...
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
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