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My 3.5F film advance seems stiff and it squeaks and would like to see if I can clean and maybe oil a few spots to make it smooth. Anyone have a video or pictures on doing this? I see videos on youtube but they don't seem to address stiff film advance.
 

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My 3.5F film advance seems stiff and it squeaks and would like to see if I can clean and maybe oil a few spots to make it smooth. Anyone have a video or pictures on doing this? I see videos on youtube but they don't seem to address stiff film advance.

Oh dear... where to start?

If it is only with film in the camera, light oil on the ends of the rollers. And on the wind side end of the metering gear (upper chamber axle with gear on left end) and winding tab area. A little light greSE ON EACH SPOOL END AREA. Now WIPE IT ALL OFF!!! You don't want oil on your film, you fool, so wipe it all off.... (but seriously, put some on, then wipe down).

Without film, well, you need to disassemble things. Lens shroud, wind side cover. I'm not going to even begin to talk about this here. If you know how to do, do it. Operate, listen, oil lightly. Wash rinse repeat until gone. Or do a real overhaul and you'll find it disappears a a matter of proper cleaning and lubrication.
 
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I sent it out today for a CLA which should run under $200 including shipping. They quoted $150 for the cleaning so it's not worth it for me to potentially make it worse and they will also take care of the slow shutter.
 
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