Second time trying a CLA on a Yashica Electro 35 in my garage...

I had this Yashica Electro 35 sitting on my shelf for like 8 months. The first time I tried to do a CLA on it I got frustrated after 20 minutes and put all the screws in a bag. Last weekend I finally sat down with a fresh cup of coffee and a youtube video from a guy in Ohio. It took me about 2 hours but when I got the shutter firing again at the right speeds I actually felt proud. The trick was not using a cheap screwdriver set and borrowing a proper JIS one from my buddy. Anybody else find that using the wrong tool makes them want to throw the whole camera in the trash?

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leebrown21h ago

I used to be the guy who thought "screwdrivers are all the same, who cares" lol. But after stripping a tiny screw on a Pentax K1000 I changed my mind pretty fast. That "borrowing a proper JIS one" line really hit home for me because I tried using a cheap Amazon set and almost ruined the whole shutter assembly. It's wild how much smoother everything goes when you're not fighting the tool the whole time. Now I tell everyone to just spend the extra 10 bucks on a real JIS set and save yourself the headache.

susanm2217h ago

Bought a cheap set of hex keys once to save like five bucks, tried to tighten a bolt on my truck and the head twisted right off inside the wrench. Had to drill the whole thing out, took me a solid hour cussing in the driveway. Now I keep a little pouch of good tools in my glovebox, learned my lesson the hard way just like you did with that camera.