Meter arm not retracting fully on shutter firing

[smallcloud]

Hello,

I bought a Leica CL from ebay and had it fully serviced about a year ago. I've only had the chance to run about a dozen rolls through it, but it seems to have developed a new problem. I'm wondering if anyone's encountered this before and if there's anything I can do to fix myself:

When I fire the shutter, the little arm that holds the meter in the center of the frame doesn't swing left inside the camera body all the way. It sticks out about 2 or 3 mm, which is enough to show up in the frame on the negative. I can push it back in all the way with my finger and it stays retracted until I cock the shutter again, but after the next exposure it does the same thing.

This seems to have corresponded with the film wind lever also getting a bit loose (occasionally it doesn't spring back on its own after stroking it out to wind, and I have to give it a push before it springs back).

Anyone run into this before or know anything I can try to fix? Would love to avoid another expensive repairshop visit if possible!

 

[smallcloud]

Unless this looks normal to anyone...

 

[smallcloud]

Would still love a second opinion on this, but I just fired off a quick test roll and I can't really see any indication that the edge of the arm is affecting exposure.

 

[VictorM.]

Something is not quite right with your CL. The arm should be completely hidden after shutter is fired.

 

[giellaleafapmu]

Would still love a second opinion on this, but I just fired off a quick test roll and I can't really see any indication that the edge of the arm is affecting exposure.

You got already the second opinion, I give you the third: the harm should be completely retracted after taking the picture. It shouldn't be too hard to fix if this is all what happens and if it doesn't affect the picture maybe you can even carry on using the camera as it is but in normal condition it should definitively be all retracted after taking a picture.

GLF