Leica M3 shutter dial loose and no clicking sound - should I be worried?

[darkosaric]

So,

My M3 still works ok, all shutter speeds are working. But as you can see in video below - shutter dial is loose, and when changing shutter speeds - there is no distinguished click - it is very loose, easy going from one speed to another. Should I send it to CLA, or is there some easy fix?



Thanks,

 

[kennethwajda]

I have one like that and I asked my repair guy and he said it will work fine but the spring or pin or whatever it is that makes the click has come loose and you can have it fixed but it will work fine even if you don’t.

 

[darkosaric]

thanks for the info !

 

[kennethwajda]

thanks for the info !

Sure!!

 

[mshchem]

I would send it in, it's just going to get worse.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

So,

My M3 still works ok, all shutter speeds are working. But as you can see in video below - shutter dial is loose, and when changing shutter speeds - there is no distinguished click - it is very loose, easy going from one speed to another. Should I send it to CLA, or is there some easy fix?



Thanks,

doubt there is an easy fix

 

[Don_ih]

It doesn't look trivial. Looks like a lot of disassembly is required. You may as well wait until something else goes wrong or it actually becomes too problematic for use.

 

[darkosaric]

Yes, I will wait until something else goes wrong, then send it for repair and CLA.

 

[film4Me]

Here's a screenshot of the locking screw under the dial, it might be loose, in which case it will only need tightening. To check, unscrew the retaining screw on the dial and remove the dial. Set it on "B" first, and don't let it escape from that while are you working on it, if you do do it.