Canon EOS A2E control dial repair
     
  Introduction and purpose  
  Front cover removal  
  Top cover removal  
  Control dial removal  
  Repair and reassembly  
     
  About the author  
     
     
 

These pages describe how I repaired the control dial on my Canon A2E. Please see the first page of this series for the background. This page contains several photographs and may take a minute to load.

  latch plate screws  

The camera's front cover must be removed before the top can be opened. I removed the two screws securing the film compartment latch, as shown. This caused the latch mechanism to be displaced slightly and the camera back popped open. In hindsight I should have opened the back first, and then loosened, but not completely removed these two screws. At this point I left the back open and replaced these two screws, but left them quite loose.

I located and removed all screws holding the front of the camera in place.

  flash housing screw  

One of these is inside the flash housing, which can be safely opened only with the battery in place and the camera turned on. I popped open the flash and removed the screw, being careful not to damage the finish on the front of the camera body with the screwdriver shaft. I then closed the flash and removed the battery cover and battery, setting these parts aside. The photo shows the location of this screw.

The remaining five screws, including two inside the battery compartment, were removed. It was not necessary to remove the screw below the battery compartment. After removing the body cap, the front cover lifted off easily. I set this aside and replaced the body cap. I also retightened the two screws in the side latch plate, and then closed the camera back.

front cover screws

Next, removing the top cover.

 

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