XA Top Removal

[Harlee]

I'd like to remove the top from my XA in order to clean the viewfinder. I've heard of some who have done it, but I'm not clear on how to remove the front sliding clamshell, and once it's off to replace it. Also, I only see one phillips head screw in the camera's top cover. There must be another one someplace or something that holds the top cover in place. Any experts out there that can give some instruction on this?

 

[TXForester]

Hope this helps.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ludoo/3442030779/in/set-72157616771172392/

 

[Harlee]

Thank you TX - I think that will help tremendously. I may try to pick another one up that isn't working properly, if I can get it at a decent price, to practice on. I'll study the procedure and pictures first before I attempt it. Thanks again. I'm assuming the
XA2 must be similar as far as take down is concerned.

 

[Harlee]

Well, following directions I was able to remove the bottom plate, the sliding cover and the top plate to clean the viewfinder. It really is a bugger to get everything back together the right way for the sliding cover to close properly.

Are there any hints for placing the little cylinder on top of the spring and keeping it in place and trying to get the sliding cover on without having the cylinder drop out? I've got the sliding cover working, but it's not as smooth as it was. I think I need to remove it again to make sure the little cylinder is in correctly. Would appreciate any hints for holding it in place until the sliding cover is back on.

 

[TXForester]

Glad that helped. I think I found the link to that flickr page in a post in the Olympus RF forum. Maybe there is more in that forum that mentions the cylinder.

 

[John Hermanson]

Installing cylinder CE3097 is easy. Place cylinder in cutout. Take sliding cover, place bottom tab in lower slot. Holding body in place, bend top part of sliding cover up as you pull it over body, snap in place. This is the factory way. John

 

[Harlee]

Thanks John, that's basically what I did. Whether it's still in the cutout I don't know but I feel I need to check it out. On other cameras, I've used a light amount of grease, like white grease, to hold something in position like a bearing for a detent, and that has worked before. I might try that. Thanks again.

 

[Harlee]

Placing a very small dab of white grease in the cutout with a jewler's screwdriver, placed the cylinder in the cutout, the grease holding it in place, replaced the clamshell sliding door and now it works very smoothly. It all worked out very nicely. Thanks guys for yo0ur help.