Refitting nameplate after shutter cleaning GRRR Auto S2

[icharmeat]

Hi folks, I'm trying to repair a Konica Auto S2 that my daughter purchased at a thrift store a couple years ago. Most obvious problem is that the shutter wouldn't release. Seems it was due to stuck shutter blades. After reading, and watching videos, I noted the aperture and exposure settings, opened up the front of the lens and proceeded to clean the shutter blades with lighter fluid until the shutter was performing reliably. I'm reassembling the front of the lens and I can't get the nameplate to sit level. I was careful and did not intentionally change any settings, but because the cleaning took place over several days and many, many firings of the shutter it is possible that something was bumped.
So, my question: is there a method for getting this thing back in correctly so that everything plays nicely? I have yet to come across any mention of how to refit this part.
Many thanks, Chuck

 

[icharmeat]

Hi folks, I'm trying to repair a Konica Auto S2 that my daughter purchased at a thrift store a couple years ago. Most obvious problem is that the shutter wouldn't release. Seems it was due to stuck shutter blades. After reading, and watching videos, I noted the aperture and exposure settings, opened up the front of the lens and proceeded to clean the shutter blades with lighter fluid until the shutter was performing reliably. I'm reassembling the front of the lens and I can't get the nameplate to sit level. I was careful and did not intentionally change any settings, but because the cleaning took place over several days and many, many firings of the shutter it is possible that something was bumped.
So, my question: is there a method for getting this thing back in correctly so that everything plays nicely? I have yet to come across any mention of how to refit this part.
Many thanks, Chuck

Alright, armed with a loupe and a headlamp, I began studying this thing. The second wire to the light sensor broke off as I turned the nameplate over to see how the lever engages. That was fortuitous, but it didn't reveal the answer. I was able to see a slot that was wider than the lever (and it was on the outer perimeter and wouldn't engage with the lever). I put a screwdriver in there and moved it around and the true slot for the lever came into view. I don't know if that mechanism is meant to move so easily. Clearly, it must have shifted position while I was moving the camera around to filddle with the cocking lever and wiping the shutter blades- or it wasn't engaged properly when I opened the camera.