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octafish
Joined: 09 Oct 2002
Posts: 2
PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2002 12:58 am

I just bought a bargain top r/f crown in pretty beat up condition. The cam is missing the "metal spagetti" part of the rangefinder seems jammed, and the pin/plunger is missing from the rear rails. The most annoying damage is to the linkages between the front and rear rails. They are completely severed at the rear rails. They still have a portion of the rear link though so I could use them as a template to replace them. My Question to the forum is how do I remove the pins that holds these links in place? Are they friction screws? Will I have to drill them out? How is it done?
P.S. given the missing parts in the rf is it worth trying to repair/replace it?
45PSS
Joined: 28 Sep 2001
Posts: 4081
PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2002 2:40 am

This fellow members site has fair, but very useable, quality jpeg's of the factory service manual that one can download or print. http://hmartin.mysitespace.com/graflexindex.html
Charles
octafish
Joined: 09 Oct 2002
Posts: 2
PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2002 5:02 am

Thanks for the link. Well it seems like they are pins. I would still like any advice that I can get regarding their removal. I hope to remove them myself and give the links to a fitter and turner to copy.
bertsaunders
Joined: 20 May 2001
Posts: 577
PostPosted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 8:36 am

They are pins, just back them up over a hole on a block of wood and drive them out!
Bert
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