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Author Message   Mareklew Tinkerer Username: Mareklew Post Number: 225 Registered: 03-2010 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 06:09 am:    Hi Alex, long time no see ;P The rod with the gear will not move by itself, it's supposed to be driven by the film spool (frame counter measures the actual length of backing paper that was wound rather the number of turns the spool made). AFAIR there's nothing that can disengage the winding mechanics. The only part that I'd suspect is something dodgy about the free-wheel ratchet that lets you turn the crank backwards. Do you hear clicking sound when turning the main crank *back*? Do you hear any when turning *forward*? If none can be heard, then you've got it: there's either too much grease or it stuck or the spring slipped. I don't have my Yashica around, so I'm running on my memory alone, but AFAIR you have to hear the ratchet at least in one direction. Marek