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M6: Problem with aperture dial

Started 10 months ago | Discussions thread
OP rz64 Regular Member • Posts: 454
Re: M6: Problem with aperture dial

MyM6II wrote:

Dareshooter wrote:

MyM6II wrote:

rz64 wrote:

Hello to this forum,

for a few weeks my aperture dial around the shutter is difficult to turn. My M6 is about 4,5 years old.

Since I don't want to open the camera, is there any hint
- if this could be a general problem?
- how it could be improved?

Thanks in advance for every reply.

I had the same problem some time ago on my M6. I used a tiny amount of WD-40 and a piece of dental floss to help get it in under the dial. But it didn't help so I placed the camera in a coset and forgot all about it.

But when I took the camera out again a few months later, the dial was much better. Maybe not exactly as loose as new, but I had no problems turning it. So I guess that the WD-40 just needed more time.

I am not sure I would recommend this approach, because there is a chance things can go wrong. You have to be willing to take that risk.

I used WD-40 on mice that were a problem in my shed ,stopped them squeaking.

That's the weirdest. 😉

Poor mice

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