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Author Message   Nickon51 Tinkerer Username: Nickon51 Post Number: 154 Registered: 05-2008 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 05:58 am:    I think I would take the advice of Brcamera. If you have got the lenses out and the shutter partially stripped then go ahead and do the job properly. You will not need to retime the shutter. The two main timers, speed and self timer, just lift out of the device. put them in a shallow container of lighter fluid and operate them manually a few times. Then move down onto the shutter blades underneath. They will be sticky will oil and flush cleaning just leaves the gunk in there. The aperture blades can be tricky to reassmble. Close the aperture down and place a sticky dot label or small piece of masking tape in the centre. That will keep the blades together, lift them out, clean the housing and put them back. For lubricant, if a part turns around, like a wheel, use a tiny tiny drop of clock oil. If it slides use a small amount of light grease. Spdtwn has given you some good tips as well, which I will also make a note of. PM me and I can send you an english copy of the manual. Good luck Greg