Leica Standard Speed selector

[davidnewtonguitars]

'38 Leica Standard. The speed selector knob is a bit out of alignment with the indicator arrow.
I loosened the set screw, took it out even, and the selector knob doesn't loosen or turn either way.
Is it a set screw on top of a set screw? I can't see or feel with the screwdriver if there is another screw down there.
Thank you!

More: I found a cross-section of a 38 Leica IIIx, it seems to show the knob is threaded on the shaft. A little lighter fluid down the SS hole may help.

 

[Erik van Straten]

You'll have to take the set screw out, and to unscrew the speed knob counter-clockwise with a piece of rubber (innertube of a bike). Put it back on its correct place. Good luck.

Erik.

 

[ForestCap]

The knob should have been screwed on the shaft.

Early Zorki-1 followed the same design. From 1c or 1d on they canceled it and used 3 set screws instead.

 

[davidnewtonguitars]

Thanks, it is screwed down pretty well. I may just leave well enough alone, as it is just slightly mis-aligned.

 

[Dralowid]

On a I or Standard you could always unscrew the cover beneath the speed dial by a degree or two anti clockwise if this helps align things. It is a simple screw thread.

Michael

 

[davidnewtonguitars]

That could work!
Don't you hate it when insignificant things bother you?

On a I or Standard you could always unscrew the cover beneath the speed dial by a degree or two anti clockwise if this helps align things. It is a simple screw thread.

Michael

 

[Dralowid]

That could work!
Don't you hate it when insignificant things bother you?

On the other hand sometimes things don't matter so much. When painting the waterline on a boat it is not worth struggling to make both sides match, after all you can't see them both sides at the same time...