Kodak CHEVRON User manual

No. 5510·A

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
TROUBLE CHART .................. .. ................ .. ....................................................... .. ... 3
KODAK CHEVRON CAMERA
Disassembly ....................... .. ................................................. .. ............. .... . .. ........ .. 4
Reassembly and
Adjustment .......................... .. ... ... ... . .. . .. ..... .. ....... .. ..... .. . .. ... ... . .. 8
Range
Finder Theory of the Kodak Chevron Camera (Instruction No. 54) .. 13
Range Finder Adjusting Charts (Instruct i on No. 55) ... .. ............. .. ......... .. .... .. . 14
Range Finder Functional Adjustments (Instruction No. 56)..... .... ............... .. 14
Range Finder Appearance Adjustments (Instruction No. 57) ....... .. ............... 15
Fitting Sports Finder Clip (Instruction No. 58) .. .. ... .. . .. ... .... ..... .. ........ ... .. .. .. ... 15
SPECIAL TOOLS .................. .. . .. .... .. ........................ .. .................................... .. ........ 16
T.M. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.
This manual has been prepared as a guide for the experienced camera repair
man. While
it includes completedisassembly and reassembly, it is expected
that the repair man will dismantle only those parts necessary to make the
repair.

TROUBLE CHART
Trouble Remedy
Focus scale binds
Check for trouble in the focus barrel guides (see Instruct ion No. 26).
If trouble is located in the focus ring ball race, return the Camera
to Rochester , New York.
Fi lm does not meter properly
l.
Check
for
broken teeth on fi 1m stop
ratchet ( see Instruct ion
No. 32).
2.
Replace the double film stop pawls with a single pawl and new
spring (see the Kodak Chevron Camera Parts List, No . 5510).
3.
Remove bind from counter dial.
4.
I ncrease tension of film metering spur springs on camera back.
5. Remove
bind from fi 1m advance lever.
Film wind lever slow
in re- Pl
ace winding lever spring on second bearing plate stud (see In-
turning
struct ion No . 14 for location) .
Shutter troubles
Since the Kodak Synchro Rapid 800 Shutter is similar to the one used
on the Kodak Tourist Camera, repair adjustments are also similar.
(See Parts L i st No. 1-5250 and Service Manual S.M. No . 1-5250 for
the Kodak Synchro-Rapid 800 Shutter .)
Viewfinder automatic parallax
l.
Check for view finder contact arm binding on front plate.
does not operate
2.
Increase contact tension of viewfinder assembly (see Instruction
No.4?).
View finder parallax incorrect
Parallax can be adjusted by use of the adjusting screw (arrow 2,
Instruction No . 47).
Place ground glass on back frame of camera
and
center image of chart on ground glass.
Check vi ewfi nder for
center ing of chart with 828 mask in position.
Adjust as necessary
and seal screw .
Range
finder not clear
1.
Check for ref lecti ons in range fi nder.
2. Change the No.4 mirror in the range finder hous ing to the late
s/lle mirror (old style mirror about 1/ 32" thick; late style about
1 16" thick) . See .Instruction No. 54, figure B.
3. Rel i eve tension of masks in range finder housing .
small mirror. See , Instruction No.4.)
(Usual iy the
Range
finder
not regi stering 1. , Check for movable mirror bracket binding on pivot and replace
pivot if necessary.
(See Instruction No . 43.)
2.
Check for movable mirror arm riding on top of cam. Adjust arm
so
that it is approxi mately in center of cam (see arrow in Instruc-
tion No . 45).
Range finder out of adj ustment
See Instructions No. 54 fhrough No. 57.
Len s out of focu s See
Instruction No. 59.
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1. Remove the shutter trigger release screw and lift the
release out of the socket.
2. Set the focus ring to the Inf. position. Hold the shutter
securely to prevent bending the tube guides and then re-
move the
shutter retaining collar using tool No. 850.
3. Set the finder mask (arrow 1) to the 828 position. Re-
move
the exposure counter dial screw (arrow 2) and lift
out
the dial. To assist in reassembly note the location
and number of washers under the dial.
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4. Remove the left and right t0f> housing screws located
in the spool chambers and lift off the housing.
5. Lift the IUJ{s of the rear eyelet frame and remove the
frame (arrow I), eye piece mask (arrow 2), lens tension
mask, eyelet fens, and deviator lens (not shown).
6. Remove the
parallax frame screws using tool No. 30
and No. 887. Lift oHthe parallax frame assembly.

7. Remove the mirror adjusting screw (arrow 1), using tool
No. 262, and lift off the mirror, the mirror clip (arrow 2),
the movable mirror bracket spring (arrow 3), and the brack·
et spring (arrow 3), and the bracket assembly (arrow 4).
8. Remove the stationary mirror bracket screws and the
bracket.
9. Remove the range finder adjusting mask assembly
(arrow 1). Remove the movable mirror bracket pivot (arrow
2) with a 3/ 8" hexagonal nut driver.
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10. Remove the metering pawl retainer ring (arrow 1), the
spring (arrow 2), the pawl (arrow 3), and the eccentric
locking lever screw and lever (arrow 4).
11. Remove the upper and lower fi 1m stop pawl springs
(arrow 1), the screw, and the pawls (later style cameras
have single pawl and spring). Remove the metering lever
assembly screw (arrow 2) and the lever. Remove the hold
back pawl screw (arrow 3), the eccentric nut, pawl, washer,
spring, and the metering ratchet assembly screw (arrow 4)
and the assembly.
12. Remove the metering sleeve stud (arrow 1) with a
3/ 16" hexagonal nut driver. Remove the winding keyas.
sembly screws and the assembly (arrow 2).
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13 .. Remove the two bearing plate screws, washers, and
the beari ng plate (with late style key assembly it wi II be
necessary to remove the wind post nut to lift out the
bearing plate).
14. Remove the winding lever spring (arrow 1), the key
post screw and washer (arrow 2) and the ratchets (arrow
3) ( later style keys have a nut on key post). Remove the
key post, the clutch spring and the clutch sleeve.
15. Remove the back frame screws and the back frame.
To assist in reassembly, note the location and number of
washers under the back frame.
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16 . Remove the metering clutch assembly retainer ring and
lift off the clutch assembly, located on the top of the cam-
era.
17. Hold the metering roller assembly with tool No. 88l.
Using tool No. 576, turn the pinion clockwise to remove it.
This is a left-hand thread.
18. Remove the screws in the roller bracket and lift off
the bracket and fi 1m roller.

19 . Remove the back latches by inserting a screw driver
blade between
the case and the spring. Then sl ide the
latdt and spring toward the bottom of the case.
20. To assist in reassembly, mark the tube guides. Then
remove the right and left guides (left guide not shown).
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21. Loosen the three focusing collar screws and lift out
the focus tube
assembly .
22. Re.move the four front plate screws (arrows) and the
front plate.
23. To di sassemble the back, remove the two pressure
pad rivets (arrows) . (Refer to Parts List No. 5510).
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REASSEMBLY ___ ----,
AND
ADJUSTMENT
24. Replace the front plate and retaining screws.
25. Clean the focus barrel assembly and lubricate the as-
sembly with No. 71 01 grease (avai lable as part No. 760380),
or
equivalent. Then replace the assembly and the three
assembly screws.
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26. Adjust the free side of the tube guides to remove play
on focus barrel
pins. Lubricate with grease No. 7101, or
equivalent. Replace the tube guides in the case and
align them to allow the focus ring to revolve through the
entire range with no binding.
27. Replace the back latches by locating the spring in
the latch and sliding the latch into position.
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28. Replace the roller bracket, fi 1m roller, and the lo-
cating pin.
29.
Lubricate the pinion with No. 7101 grease, or equiva-
lent. Then replace the metering roller and pinion. Turn
the pinion
counterclockwise to tighten it.
30. Lubricate the cI utch shaft Iightly with No . 7101 grease,
or equivalent. Then replace the metering clutch assembly
and the clutch retainer ring (see Instruction No. 16).
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31. Replace the back frame washers and the back frame;
then
replace the back frame screws. The back frame should
be parallel with the front surface of the focus tube. Tol-
erance is ±.001".
32. Check key assembly for clutch spring out of position
and worn teeth on ratchet. If necessary, replace with kit,
see Parts List No. 5510. Replace the key assembly and
key
assembly screws.
33. Replace the metering stud (arrow 1) and secure it
with a 3/1.6" hexagonal nut driver; then
replace the metering
lever
assembly and the assembly screw (arrow 2).
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34. Replace the film stop pawls. If the pawls are defec-
tive, replace them with a late style single lever and new
spring (see Parts list No. 5510).
35.
Replace the top pawl spring.
36. Replace the bottom pawl spring (refer to Parts list
No. 5510 if late style spring and single lever are used).
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37. Replace the metering ratchet assembly and assembly
screw (arrow 1), the hold-back pawl spring (arrow 2), and
the washer (arrow 3).
38.
Replace the hold-bock pawl (arrow 1), and the adj usting
nut and screw (arrow 2). Then hook the short leg of the
spring on the hold-bock pawl lug (arrow 3), and the long
legof the spring on the metering lever assembly (arrow 4).
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39. Replace the eccentric lock lever and lever screw.