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Heard a Nikon repair vet say don't bother with CLA on the FM2n

I was at that camera show in Portland last weekend and overheard this old timer telling a new guy not to bother with a full CLA on the FM2n unless the shutter speeds are actually off. He said they're sealed well enough that most only need a mirror bumper swap and some light lube. Has anyone else found that a full strip down on those bodies is mostly overkill?

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benbrown18d ago

Figured this out years ago working on customer bodies... the FM2n's vertical travel shutter is sealed way better than the older horizontal ones, so dust and gunk rarely gets inside. The main issue is the mirror foam turning to goo and the light seals crumbling, which you can do in twenty minutes without touching the shutter. A full strip down is just asking to introduce problems that weren't there before.

rodriguez.cora18d ago

Calling it a risk to strip a FM2n seems dramatic. I've pulled apart dozens of them and never had issues if you know what you're doing. The real danger is thinking a twenty minute fix solves everything when the slow speeds are dragging or the brake needs adjusting. You can't check the curtain tension or clean the gear train without going deeper. Half the "problem free" used bodies I see have lazy meter needles or 1/4 speed hanging open.