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How to Replace a Pentax Rewind Shaft

Replacing a Pentax rewind shaft is necessary to keep the camera mechanism operating properly. The rewind shaft can wear out over time or get bound up by debris, requiring that it be removed in order to clean the shaft or replace the part completely. You can remove the rewind shaft, which is attached on the top of the camera with a hand crank and collar, in just a few minutes.

Things You'll Need

Small Phillips head screwdriver

Instructions

- 1
  Open the battery cover on the Pentax camera and remove the batteries. Unfasten the two screws on the top of the camera case with a small Phillips head screwdriver and take the top off the camera.
- 2
  Lift the rewind and film winder knobs off the top of the camera and unscrew the film crank handle. Remove the crank handle with the washers and open the back of the camera.
- 3
  Pick up the rewind crank shaft inside the camera just enough to clear the bottom of the camera and unfasten the collar on the top of the crank shaft. Slide the rewind crank shaft out of the camera.
- 4
  Slide the new rewind crank shaft through the crank hole in the top of the camera from inside the compartment and fasten the collar to the top of the shaft. Place the bottom of the crank shaft into the socket on the bottom of the camera case and close the camera cover on the back.
- 5
  Attach the washers and crank handle on the top of the crank shaft and fasten the rewind and film winder knobs to the top of the camera case. Connect the top cover to the camera case with the two screws and place the batteries back in the camera.

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