Replacing And Adjusting The Counter Dial; Other Transport Adjustments - Minolta XD-11 Repair Manual

the winding-base plate, rotate the main
wind gear until one of its punch marks
aligns w ith the punch mark on the second
gear. The wind latch should then be
against one of the three lugs on the main
wind gear, Fig. 127.
Seat the winding-base
recheck the sprocket timing. When you
rotate the sprocket toward the rewind
end of the camera — thereby bringing the
wind-gear lug against the wind latch, Fig.
127 — the sprocket teeth should be posi­
tioned as shown in Fig. 126.
A fter replacing the screws to hold the
winding-base plate, seat the wind shaft.
You'll have to hold the wind-shaft spring
against its tension to connect it to the
body-casting screw. Then complete the
reassembly at the bottom of the camera
— seat the lock plate, Fig. 122, replace
the transport cam, and reconnect the
springs, Fig. 121.
REPLACING AND ADJUSTING
THE COUNTER DIAL
Replace the wind-ratchet pawl and the
wind seat. Then reconnect the springs to
the advance-indicator lever as shown in
Fig. 119.
Now seat the counter dial and the
counter stop as one assembly.
before you replace the screw that holds
the counter stop, apply the initial tension
to the counter spring. Just rotate the
counter dial one turn in a clockwise direc­
tion. Swing aside the counter stop and
rotate the counter dial to the start posi­
tion — until the " S " points to the end of
the camera, Fig. 118. Then move the
counter stop into engagement with the
stop tab on the counter gear and replace
the counter-stop screw.
The " S " on the counter dial should re­
main aligned as shown in Fig. 118. If the
" S " appears off-center, it w o n 't align
w ith the index on the top cover. You can
then adjust the start position by bending
the upper lug on the counter stop. To be
sure of the proper alignment, you might
temporarily replace the top cover. Check
to see that the " S " aligns w ith the top-
cover index.
Next replace the camera back and
check the operation of the counter ac­
tuator. As you close the camera back, the
counter actuator should move into the
slot between the first and second teeth of
the counter gear, Fig. 125. If the counter
actuator doesn't align w ith the tooth slot
— and instead comes against one of the
gear teeth — you'll see the counter dial
shift in position as you close the camera
back.
Adjust the alignment of the counter ac­
tuator by shifting the base plate of the
counter-advance assembly. Fig. 124. Just
loosen the screw and move the base plate
until the counter actuator aligns with the
first tooth slot.
OTHER TRANSPORT
ADJUSTMENTS
plate and
If the film fails to transport, suspect the
adjustment on the wind latch, Fig. 128.
A t the end of the cocking cycle, the wind
latch should drop into engagement w ith a
lug on the main w ind gear. However, if
the wind latch fails to engage a lug, the
film can turn the sprocket in the reverse
direction.
Check the action by using your finger
to put reverse pressure on the sprocket as
you cock the shutter. You should see the
w ind latch drop into engagement slightly
before the wind-ratchet pawl. Fig. 120,
disengages from the teeth of the wind
shaft.
You should then find that you can't
turn the sprocket in the reverse direction
— the w ind latch prevents reverse rota­
But,
Figure 127
ECCENTRIC FOR
POWER-WINDER SWITCH
WIRE TOUCHES
POWER-WINDER
BUSHING HERE
Figure 128
tion. To adjust the wind latch, loosen the
screw
bushing, Fig. 128.
transport latch, Fig. 128. One eccentric
controls the position of the release-
blocking lever, the lever that prevents you
from pushing down the release slide dur­
ing the cocking stroke. The release-
blocking lever sits under the transport
latch.
cocking the shutter. W ith the transport
latch riding against the smooth, outer
surface of the transport cam, the release-
blocking lever should be over the lower
end of the release slide. The release-
blocking lever then prevents you from
depressing the release button. By turning
the eccentric. Fig. 128, you can reposition
the release-blocking lever. Turn the ec­
centric until the release slide appears right
in the center of the release-blocking lever
w ith the shutter partially cocked.
M AIN WIND PUNCH MARKS
GEAR
ECCENTRIC FOR
RELEASE BLOCKING LEVER
WIND-LATCH
ECCENTRIC
and turn the eccentric
Also note the tw o eccentrics on the
Check the adjustment after partially
The other eccentric on the transport
brass