124 G Repair Manual?

Lemures-Ex said:
Even better! Thanks to both of you.

No, actually, thanks to the both of you!

As I said above, I stumbled upon the exploded views via the link given above, and I wouldn't if it wasn't for this thread. As it happened, yesterday I needed them... Over the last couple of weeks I've managed to drop my beloved (original, non-124, with Lumaxar lenses) Yashica-Mat (that I carry everywhere, every day) not only once, but twice. After that the front panel started to get slightly wiggly, and though it was only slightly, that is not a good thing.

Anyhow, while I was taking a walk yesterday, I sat down on a park bench to worry about potential focusing issues. I turn the focus to the close limit, and tiny shim start falling onto my lap. Now, that is not a good thing, but I sure am glad I didn't lose them in the street. The panel then went way beyond just wiggly. I collected the shims in a 35mm film can, walked home and went to work. I sat down and got a grasp of how the camera works, figured out where the shims were supposed to go and - after a bit of trial and error - fixed it. Focus adjusted to perfection and all, and the panel is now perfectly rigid.

It was a good thing I didn't have any work to do today though. It took me til 7:30 in the morning.

Again, thanks - I don't know if I would have dared do it (even though I am a camera tinkerer of sorts) without the expolded view of the front, and I sure wouldn't have it ready for use today!
 
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