Super Regent, re. removing focus ring...

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Author Message   Scott Tinkerer Username: Scott Post Number: 105 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 09:56 am:        I am trying to restore a Ansco Super Regent (same design as the Agfa Super Solinette, I believe). It's got a number of problems, but the first one I went for is the very stiff focus ring. I want to take it apart and get new grease into the helical. I also want to get the focus ring itself off because it feels stiff and corroded, too. But I can't figure how to get it off. I took the whole shutter off, and also took out the four tiny screws from inside the bellows, and tried to pull the focus ring off. I can't what else could be holding the focus ring on. Do I have to start drilling out the door hinge rivets? Has anybody done this repair who can tell me what I am doing wrong?   Lrsnrl Tinkerer Username: Lrsnrl Post Number: 1 Registered: 02-2010 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 11:03 pm:        If you look at the rear lens element there is an outer ring with slots for a lens wrench and this ring has to be removed. The focusing helical is a multiple thread design and when reassembling the focusing ring has to be started at the same thread or your rangefinder will be off.

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