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AJUK



Reged: 22/03/2005
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OM-2 Top plate removal
      #665112 - 10/06/2008 11:37

Does anybody know how I can get the top plate off my OM-2 I need to replaced it with a new one salvaged off a broken camera.

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Re: OM-2 Top plate removal [Re: AJUK]
      #665138 - 10/06/2008 12:14

Hopefully this OM2 service manual will help you. Good luck!

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Re: OM-2 Top plate removal [Re: Photocracy]
      #665764 - 11/06/2008 18:39

Sorry, there are four more downloadable sections to the service manual. In case you need the other sections, they are here.

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AJUK



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Re: OM-2 Top plate removal [Re: Photocracy]
      #665952 - 12/06/2008 11:16

I can see what needs to be unscrewed, just not sure how to unscrew the flash sync link and the winder.

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Re: OM-2 Top plate removal [Re: AJUK]
      #665997 - 12/06/2008 13:11

I think you need a kind of two-pronged tool a bit like circlip pliers to insert into the little holes on the winder cap(s);then twist off. If the flash sync socket (on top of the prism) is like my OM-1, it looks like it's a similar affair to unscrew it. You need a tool with two blades to slot into the two open-ended slots on the outer ring. You might just be able to do it with a couple of very small screw-drivers, holding them together and gently twisting anti-clockwise. You need to be careful about scratching.

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