blatent liar Posted April 22, 2010 Share #1 Posted April 22, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Since receiving my First M9, Right out of the box I was plagued by a pesky hair or some such in the Viewfinder, as well as Gobs of oil on the sensor. While the oil was relatively simple to clean, the hair migrated to the center right of my Focus patch. The net effect is like having a shard of glass in you eye for six months. As Leica USA service has been backed up for a decade... and I having imminent travel planned, I set out to remove the bottom plate, and cover, and then the Top cap, to fish out the fuzz. When I noticed that I had no Triple x Philips Driver, I bought a new Set of Wiha's. All screws but one under the bottom plate came out swimmingly, but the final one simply slipped and fudged the cross. Faced with needing to extract the screw, a daunting task -- I lived with a hair in my focus patch for months, hoping that it may someday fall away. When I received my DAG Black Dot, I removed the Lovely Red Dot carefully, and took the chance to blow a bit of clean air into the opening, in hopes to dislodge the Hair in my eye. Viola, the Hair in my eye has rescinded, and has been conspicuously absent for two weeks, Knock Wood. I post this in hopes that other amateur hacks may find similar comfort from this half-baked remedy for hair/lint on their focus patch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 22, 2010 Posted April 22, 2010 Hi blatent liar, Take a look here Dust in M9 Viewfinder Removal Guide (Unorthodox). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
marknorton Posted April 23, 2010 Share #2 Posted April 23, 2010 Those 5 screws are certainly in quite tight. You have to press very hard into the screw to prevent the screwdriver slipping and damaging the screw head. A good tip though, because anything which appears in focus in the viewfinder itself will be in the same plane as the framelines which is just behind the red dot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted April 23, 2010 Share #3 Posted April 23, 2010 Nice work, its good to hear of somebody 'having a go' and winning. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted April 23, 2010 Share #4 Posted April 23, 2010 .......although if you ever have to return your M9 under warranty Leica might wonder why there are cross threaded screws, it would not be unreasonable for them to think that some bodge attempt at repair had gone wrong and that could invalidate your warranty! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 23, 2010 Share #5 Posted April 23, 2010 Not neccessarily. They are bound to think they have done it themselves. Yesterday I found out that Leica, during the adjustment of my Summilux 50 asph stripped the thread on the screw hole of one of the little screws on the rear ring. So, instead of replacing the inner ring, they just stuck the screw in with some kit!!:mad: Will van Manen corrected the situation by flattening the screw a bit, so it just caught in the remnants of the thread and could be tightened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted April 23, 2010 Share #6 Posted April 23, 2010 .......although if you ever have to return your M9 under warranty Leica might wonder why there are cross threaded screws, it would not be unreasonable for them to think that some bodge attempt at repair had gone wrong and that could invalidate your warranty! First off he did not Cross Thread a screw. What was stated was he buggered the phillips cross in the screw when the screw driver slipped. If it was one of the screws that hold the plastic bottom on then they may notice or when they try to remove it and there screw driver slips they will think they did it. If it's one of the ones that hold the top plate in place then they won't notice as those are recessed in the body. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted April 23, 2010 Share #7 Posted April 23, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Whatever. They may not notice or object, but then again they might, I'm just pointing out such DIY repairs can invalidate a warranty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted April 23, 2010 Share #8 Posted April 23, 2010 Not neccessarily. They are bound to think they have done it themselves. Yesterday I found out that Leica, during the adjustment of my Summilux 50 asph stripped the thread on the screw hole of one of the little screws on the rear ring. So, instead of replacing the inner ring, they just stuck the screw in with some kit!!:mad: Will van Manen corrected the situation by flattening the screw a bit, so it just caught in the remnants of the thread and could be tightened. Quelle horreur ! Now, I am getting second thoughts about sending in my 50 lux asph. K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blatent liar Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share #9 Posted April 23, 2010 First off he did not Cross Thread a screw. What was stated was he buggered the phillips cross in the screw when the screw driver slipped.. Shootist Thanks, the Head is rounded out. I can have a jeweler remove the screw prior to a repair return; and perhaps NJ may simply replace it when they see it missing. Jaapv, I too have received lenses back from "L", which have screws in less than professional disrepair, in fact my 35 Hood ring always moves, as the screw returned in similar shape. I think "L" may take credit for this foible... but the bright side is that I dread to be without this snazzy tool, long enough to send it back -- And although they agreed to prioritize the fix, I like to think I could have opened the body to accomplish the same if the screw did not have too much loc-tite thread locker on it. Funny isn't it, that I was just talking to a fellow Pro shooter who has lost all but four of the chassis screws from one of his "C-word" bodies, from travel vibrations, and I am in the opposite boat; e.g. I Cannot get them out. Max Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 23, 2010 Share #10 Posted April 23, 2010 Quelle horreur !Now, I am getting second thoughts about sending in my 50 lux asph. K-H. Otoh the adjustment was most exact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 25, 2010 Share #11 Posted April 25, 2010 For anyone who needs to buy a mini-screwdriver set, Hama make a lovely little kit with a quality brass handle which has a collet type chuck and 12 bits, Philips, Standard and Torx. The bits are of good quality steel. The only downside is the diameter of the handle may be too large to go down some screw wells. It all comes in a neat leather wallet. Wilson Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119035-dust-in-m9-viewfinder-removal-guide-unorthodox/?do=findComment&comment=1305610'>More sharing options...
marknorton Posted April 26, 2010 Share #12 Posted April 26, 2010 Looks nice... I have a similar Facon kit which was fine until they stopped making replacement blades - I find the P000 blades wear quite quickly. It would be interesting to know what Leica use because I can't imagine they give their technicians new screwdrivers every week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
diogenis Posted April 26, 2010 Share #13 Posted April 26, 2010 I think Facom also makes ceramic tooltips as well. They are expensive but also stronger. I prefer drivers with permanent bits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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