Olympus OM-2 advance lever arm problem

Fosterf

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Joined
Jun 29, 2023
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2
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United States
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35mm
Hi, I have an Olympus OM-2, in good condition and was working fine until today. The advance lever arm isn’t working anymore. There is no friction or tension when I try to advance it forward, almost as if it’s no longer connected to the machinery underneath. Battery is fine and my film roll shouldn’t be done yet. I took my film roll out and can advance it manually and the shutter will release and allow me to “take a pic” but does not work with the lever. Does anyone have an idea of what’s wrong or how to fix it?
 

Thomas71

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Oct 8, 2016
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Location
ITALY
Format
Medium Format
Hi, the advance film mechanism is the Achille's heel of Olympus OM system.
My OM2-SP had the same issue and I've found useful the video here linked to fix my camera
 
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