Leicaflex SL bottom plate removal

[garryleica]

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Hello everyone, new member here.

The battery contact has broken off on my 1968 Leicaflex SL, and I'd like to investigate it further.

I can see there are 2 screws holding the bottom plate on.  Will the plate come away easily, or are there any suprises instore?

Is the rewind button attached to the bottom plate, or does it just sit through an opening?

Thanks a lot

Garry

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[dkCambridgeshire]

Need to loosen the nut inside the tripod screw which unscrews clockwise. I have not attempted this myself but it's documented in Tomosy's Leica Repair Handbook ... a scarce book.  

[garryleica]

Thanks DK, I'll have a careful look at what you suggest.  This was my dad's camera, so I'm a bit wary of diving into it.  If I'd bought it myself, I'd have had it apart and working by now!

Been trying to get a pdf of that book, but keep ending up on dodgy websites that set off my AV warnings.

Thanks.

[dkCambridgeshire]

The Leica Society magazine has featured a series of Leicaflex SL repair articles in recent months ... worth joining TLS to read same  

dunk 

[jankap]

There is a Kindle version of the Repair book, see Amazon. Costs in paper 175 Euro, as Kindle version 25 Euro.

[garryleica]

Thanks, dunk, I'll have a look at it.

[garryleica]

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On 3/21/2020 at 10:43 AM, jankap said:

There is a Kindle version of the Repair book, see Amazon. Costs in paper 175 Euro, as Kindle version 25 Euro.

Thanks for the pointer.  I found it on amazon.de, but they won't let me order it through the German site.  I'm waiting to see if amazon.uk can sort something out for me.