yashica Electro 35 Front Cell Disassembly

[Petrolhead]

Hi All,

This is my second unsuccessful attempt trying to disassemble the front cell.

The cell was actually clamped very tightly on a vice using wooden jaws to protect the thread and I made a two prong spanner out of a hinge. When I started turning the slotted part of the cell, the threaded part, now being held very tightly by the vice also started turning.

I have dosed the assumed point of separation with liberal dose of acetone to remove any glue or thread lock but still no success.

Am I missing something ? Any help appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Frontman]

You are using the correct technique, but sometimes these are very tight. You need a spanner which will take a lot of leverage, I grasp the threaded part with a pair of serrated pliers. The threads will get marked, but the lens will thread back in easily enough.

 

[Petrolhead]

You are using the correct technique, but sometimes these are very tight. You need a spanner which will take a lot of leverage, I grasp the threaded part with a pair of serrated pliers. The threads will get marked, but the lens will thread back in easily enough.

Thanks Frontman.

I finally disassembled the stubborn bugger, just for completeness and to share with those that may have the same problem, the disassembled part is pictured below:

It was very very tight and it kept slipping on my home made clamp. The lens cleaned up nicely and the fungus did not leave any marks behind.

 

[Pherdinand]

Be careful with grabbing these things in a vice especially if dismantled, because you can apply too much pressure without noticing. Though threads will be OK if the jaws are made of wood, the whole ring can become a bit flattened that will make it impossible to screw in-out.

 

[Petrolhead]

Be careful with grabbing these things in a vice especially if dismantled, because you can apply too much pressure without noticing. Though threads will be OK if the jaws are made of wood, the whole ring can become a bit flattened that will make it impossible to screw in-out.

Thanks for pointing out, I realised that and fashioned some clamps according to this website:

http://www.dchristy.org/

The wood I used was not of good quality and the clamp split along the grain, I ended up using 2 f-clamps on both sides of the clamp.