Nikon f3 reassabley front body plate

[Milanw]

I am currently working to repair my nikon f3. I was fixing the coupler thread wich was broken.

Now i want to reassable the front plate to the main body, but i just cant find the way to succeed. Does anyone know how to do the reassabley of the nikon f3 front plate?

 

[MattKing]

Welcome to Photrio.
I've moved your thread to the Camera Repairs sub-forum. We hope you get the response you need.

 

[mshchem]

Welcome to Photrio

 

[koraks]

Welcome aboard @Milanw !
It's a bit of a guess, but I've seen @ic-racer post about work on Nikons IIRC; maybe he can be of assistance.

 

[ic-racer]

Do you have the service manual?

Which part is giving difficulty?

 

[Milanw]

Thank you guys for your replies.

The main issue is that I just cannot find out how to do the reassembly sequence. it is step 3-19. then the 3th step in the sequence where I find difficulties.

Does anyone maybe have a clear explanation on how to do these steps?

 

[koraks]

step 3-19. then the 3th step in the sequence where I find difficulties.

I think most people here don't know what "step 3-19" is. You may get more responses if you describe what these steps are, perhaps post some photos or at least refer to the document that list these steps. The latter of course only works if others have access to the same source.

 

[Andreas Thaler]

Unfortunately, my reply is late.

In this post, I disassembled an F3/T for a CLA:

Nikon F3/T: Interested in a report on CLA?

To assemble the front plate with the mirror housing and the body, the coupling mechanism must be aligned. You can find details on this in the SPT Journal (see link):

The critical process of coupling the front panel and the housing as well as adjusting the FRE are described here:

Nikon F3 Repair article

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