Garry's Camera Repair: Canon A-1 Repair - Canon squeal - Lubricating AE unit and Mirror mechanism

[Andreas Thaler]

„Canon squeal“: One of the most common service jobs on the Canon A-1.

 

[Andreas Thaler]

The usual remedy for the Canon squeak is a drop of oil into the mechanism, using a syringe.

Garry is clearly showing the thorough version with disassembly.

When I deal with Canon A, this will be a very interesting topic. Fix versus repair.

 

[cmacd123]

The usual remedy for the Canon squeak is a drop of oil into the mechanism, using a syringe.

Garry is clearly showing the thorough version with disassembly.

When I deal with Canon A, this will be a very interesting topic. Fix versus repair.

he is getting ALL the points that need a touch of Lube, including a few that can not be accessed without pulling the Mirror Box. If he is doing this for a customer,he does not want to have the customer sending the Camera back with a complaint in a month.

 

[cmacd123]

you can tell this is a type the has worked on MANY times before.

 

[Andreas Thaler]

he is getting ALL the points that need a touch of Lube, including a few that can not be accessed without pulling the Mirror Box. If he is doing this for a customer,he does not want to have the customer sending the Camera back with a complaint in a month.

The first comprehensive tutorial on this topic.

Great!