Nikon F2 - Damaged Ratchet Gear on Winding Shaft

ic-racer · Jul 14, 2025

Plenty Nikon F2 out there. I got 3 in a few weeks at bargain prices that only needed CLA and minor repair.

2ndGenNikonian · Jul 14, 2025

Yup. Once my next paycheck comes in, I'll take them up on their offer of a $200 freshly CLA'd body. My old camera will live on as a donor camera so that many others may be repaired.

2ndGenNikonian · Jul 15, 2025

Got in touch with Sover Wong, and he apparently has a tool to safely extract the shaft, so I'll be sending it to him when he opens bookings. I just need to set an alarm so I get in early, but my beloved camera will still live. Might send my other Nikon over as well for a quick once-over, just for that 1/4 stop shutter accuracy he somehow manages to do.

GregY · Jul 15, 2025

2ndGenNikonian said:
Got in touch with Sover Wong, and he apparently has a tool to safely extract the shaft, so I'll be sending it to him when he opens bookings. I just need to set an alarm so I get in early, but my beloved camera will still live. Might send my other Nikon over as well for a quick once-over, just for that 1/4 stop shutter accuracy he somehow manages to do.

That's great news!

F4U · Jul 22, 2025

Good. If it had been a F, I could have fixed it. But not an F2. Totally different camera. Regards.

Nitroplait · Jul 22, 2025

2ndGenNikonian said:
Might send my other Nikon over as well for a quick once-over

You’ll probably have to wait for more than one payday then ;-) His pricing is not for the faint hearted.

2ndGenNikonian · Jul 25, 2025

Nitroplait said:
You’ll probably have to wait for more than one payday then ;-) His pricing is not for the faint hearted.

Yeah, I decided to not do that for good reason. My backup Nikon's been recently CLA'd, and the tiny bit of extra shutter accuracy isn't worth several hundred dollars.

Nikon F2 - Damaged Ratchet Gear on Winding Shaft

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