Canon A-1 Repair (ASA dial loose)

[1tr3mm3l7]

Hello,
I'm Moritz from Germany and I'm new to this forum. I hope to get some help here because googling the issue brought almost no results.
I recently bought a Canon A-1 on which the ASA and exposure compensation dial are loose. So you cant really change it because the whole dial just moves without pressing any button. The exposure compensation moves only within its restrictions, so not beyond 1/4 or 4. Also, the ASA setting can be changed a bit if you press down the little metal thingy, requires a bit of luck though and I'm not sure if it really gets through to the camera or if it's just turning without actually changing anything.
I've stumbled upon ONE possible answer to this problem:

"It happened to my A-1, too. The A-1 ASA dial is a printed metal piece "glued" to the base plate which drives the pin that controls the film ASA mechanism underneath. What happened is the glue deteriorate over the decades and the printed ASA dial become free spinning. What you need to do is to remove the film rewind knob and the E-clip, take the ASA dial out and apply crazy glue to secure the ASA dial to the base plate, and you will be back in business!"

Is this a possible or usual solution to this issue? Are there any other possibilities?

Would be really grateful for any help. Thanks!

 

[shutterfinger]

The factory service manual https://learncamerarepair.com/downloads/pdf/canon-A-1-Service-Guide.pdf

 

[John Koehrer]

Is there vertical play in the dial? If you're lucky today it could be the retaining nut* under the rewind knob has loosened.

*silver, one small slot on each side

 

[1tr3mm3l7]

The factory service manual https://learncamerarepair.com/downloads/pdf/canon-A-1-Service-Guide.pdf

I've already found that manual and tried looking through it. Either I just can't find it or there is nothing in there that's helpful for my problem...

 

[1tr3mm3l7]

Is there vertical play in the dial? If you're lucky today it could be the retaining nut* under the rewind knob has loosened.

*silver, one small slot on each side

No, there's no vertical play. I suspect that at least the little pin that retracts if you push the button for the exposure compensationbroke off or something because it doesn't seem to lock into the little holes in the dial. I'll attach some photos of the parts. If my assumption proves to be true, do you know if there's a way to glue something to that pin or to replace it? Thank you so much!

 

[RLangham]

If I remember right, you should be able to get a parts camera of the A-1 fairly cheaply-- a unit where the shutter doesn't fire or the meter doesn't work. Then it might be a chore to replace that pin, but it may well be worth it.