Don Sanderson wrote:
OK, the Burritos were good and I'm full.
To the P3n before I fall asleep. ;-)
YES, it is a left hand thread, like all Pentax
shutter lever nuts and screws.
The P30 I have here is one I had trouble with.
I very carefully grabbed the screw with a good,
well machined pair of pliers to break it loose.
I can still see the marks.
After re-assembly I tightened the screw firmly
but not so tight as to have trouble the next
time.
A dab of contact cement to keep it from coming
loose and it was good to go.
I do remember the worst one I had I had to cut
a slot in the screw so I could use a large
straight tip screwdriver. Thank you Dremel. ;-)
HTH
Don
Thanks a lot for investigating that!
That little piece of information made things much simpler.;-)
Now...
Do you know how I get that cover off? It's all loose except where the
advance lever was attached. There is a rusty steel fitting around the
advance lever shaft that seems to be set up so that it can be turned
with a specialized wrenchy thingy (I gave it a good crank with a couple
of screw drivers but it didn't show any sign of turning), and somewhere
in that vicinity the top cover is being retarded on its upward journey.
Here is a photo of the offender:
http://www.photosynth.ca/photo/f/p3n1.html
Does your manual say anything about that?
Thanks again for your help,
Francis
