Zorki 4K - "How to CLA"

[fidget]

It's a great "HOW-TO", wonderfully clear photographs supporting the instructions. Many thanks for taking the time to do this, it will be a great asset to FSU tinkerers.
Dave..

 

[nzeeman]

thanksa lot for this. make this topic sticky please. 😀

 

[Screwy]

Great thread , plenty of useful information . A must read even if you don't intend stripping your Zorki 4K .



Paul

 

[Pepe]

if anyone in europe wants to try; I have two unused ones gathering dust, one with a stuck shutter.

I was planning of throwing them on the bay but if anyone here wants one, please do PM me an offer.

 

[lubitel]

great instructions! I was looking for how-to-CLA.

Thank you.

 

[oscroft]

That's brilliant, many thanks - I'm going to use that to strip and clean my 4K.

 

[TimSmith-Laing]

Wolves, that's absolutely brilliant! You must have spent an incredible amount of time on it: thank you! It's because of guys like you that this site is such a storehouse of help for us novices. Great work!

 

[cameosis]

awesome -- nuff respect!

 

[rolleistef]

Is there any other screw that need to be unscrewed on a "regular" Z4? I follow all the instructions and it seems some screws are hidden under the vulcanite...

 

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[xayraa33]

a great thread! ..thanks.
this should be helpful to a lot of RFF members.
as another forum member already said, this thread must be made into a sticky.

 

[wolves3012]

Is there any other screw that need to be unscrewed on a "regular" Z4? I follow all the instructions and it seems some screws are hidden under the vulcanite...

Assuming you've removed the wind knob (I don't have a Z4 so I'm assuming you just undo a grub-screw then unscrew the knob off) I don't think they are any different. There are no hidden screws under the covering. What stage have you got to and what's stuck exactly?

 

[b1bmsgt]

Assuming you've removed the wind knob (I don't have a Z4 so I'm assuming you just undo a grub-screw then unscrew the knob off) I don't think they are any different. There are no hidden screws under the covering.

This is exactly correct. Other than the difference between the winding lever on the K and the knob on a regular 4, it all comes apart the same way. I used the tutorial myself just yesterday to CLA my 4 and the instructions were right on. The camera even WORKED after I put it back together!! Wow!

Russ

 

[rbiemer]

Excellent post!
Moderators could we have this made a sticky, PLEASE??
Rob

 

[rover]

Stuck before I got to it.

But Stuck for easy access in the future.

 

[lubitel]

Are these instructions also applicable to Zorki 3C? or are these cameras internally very much different?

 

[wolves3012]

Are these instructions also applicable to Zorki 3C? or are these cameras internally very much different?

I don't have a Zorki 3 (yet) so I can't be sure. However, I believe that the 4 is essentially a 3 with a self-timer and flash-synch hence the 3C is essentially the same, so I'd expect them to be very similar. The lever-wind section obviously wouldn't apply to the 3.

 

[SCOTFORTHLAD]

Congratulations on these instructions,the work involved in doing the CLA is enough to contemplate,but to document it as well was a great achievement.

Brian.

 

[wolves3012]

Just to say thanks to everyone for the positive reactions. The Zorki 4/4K seems to be a pretty common camera and I could find little of use on the net when it came to the workings. I bought one that needed a CLA, so why not share the experience. Hopefully people are finding it useful!

I'm thinking of a similar article or articles on one or two others...Any requests? Bear in mind I have Zorki 1/5/6 and FED 1/2b/3a. I refuse to play with the Kiev 4 though - it's working fine and I think it's a bit daunting anyway!

 

[POSTI-Tuomo]

I would like to see a CLA guide for the Zorki 1! That's an undertaking I've been contemplating on for some time now. Being a newcomer to the whole RF business all help would be most welcome.

With the winter coming, I really need to remove the old lubes from the gears and such to prevent jams... I know there's Jay Fedka's guide on his site, but I'd like to see your approach on the matter as well.