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Don't panic; it's not terribly difficult, and trying to shake the screw out was probably the right thing to do... your alternative was no less than what you'll have to do now, it was worth a try. First you have to remove the front panel; the screws holding it on are hidden under the leather next to the lenses (the leather will probably crack when you try to remove it, and you'll have to cut some replacement pieces... materials are available for this). Once the front panel is off, you can see the front of the shutter. It has a front panel that is usually held on with a retaining ring around the lens, often locked by a little D shaped screw head thing that you release by turning a half turn. unscrew the ring, lift off the front panel and the shutter speed setting ring. sometimes there is a loose piece along one edge, which creates the click-stops - if yours is like this, observe carefully where this was located. some also have a loose link from the self timer, watch for that too. Now the whole front of the shutter is wide open. you can probably tip the camera forward and gently shake the screw out. As long as you're in there, you can clean the speed timer with a drop or two of lighter fluid (if it's a removable module you can dunk it, but that usually isn't necessary and it entails readjusting it when you put it back in). I have some stuff on the basic shutter construction here: http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-55.html I probably ought to add something more specific to TLRs.....  = |