I agree with the pressure tip but I hesitate to suggest it to others. I've seen how easily a 000 phillips pierces my left hand when it does slip! ;-(
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 1:57 AM > To: pentax list > Subject: Re: Aperture repair on a M lens? > > > On 12/5/06, alkos, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >... and if they are? Any sugesstions? I've got a M35/2.8 and M35/2 with > >sticky apertures to repair ;-) > > I usually attack stuck mount screws with some generous taps to the > driver while it is located in the screwhead, as many time as is needed > to coax it into life. The success to retrieving obstinate screws are: > > 1. GOOD quality drivers...the best you can afford and then double it. > 2. Lots of initial pressure. Push like mad as you start the turn. > 3. A little bit of luck :-) > > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > >
