Loose transmission on slimline

[snyiper]

I did a search and they seemed to be about actual fit of trans in the tube. Mine is a little different the fit is fine but when you write the pen retracts itself like the trans is too smooth, is that possible? You can push on the tip slightly and watch the top turn as it retracts....any fixes?

 

[wolftat]

Replace the faulty tranny and not make yourself crazy trying to fix it.

 

[ed4copies]

To replace tranny, take out refill, put punch through refill hole and knowck off pen tip. THEN take larger punch and knockout tranny.

Test new tranny BEFORE putting it in pen, some of them are bad.

 

[snyiper]

Thanks I was thinking that but did not want to be premature about it...Thanks for the help.

 

[wdcav1952]

Here is a simple way to do it without the potential for trauma to your finished blank.

http://content.penturners.org/articles/2009/A_SIMPLE_7MM_DISASSEMBLY_TOOL.pdf

 

[DurocShark]

Many trannys can be fixed soaking in a plastic-friendly solvent like DNA. The grease they use gunks up and sometimes keeps the transmission from "bumping" at the end of the travel.

 

[bitshird]

Many trannys can be fixed soaking in a plastic-friendly solvent like DNA. The grease they use gunks up and sometimes keeps the transmission from "bumping" at the end of the travel.

Don, I've found just the opposite, cleaning off the gunk grease seems to allow the pen to automatically retract. It does make the tranny work much smoother, but I've wound up replacing all of them I cleaned because the writing nib would auto retract while writing, even worse if the owner was heavy handed.

 

[DurocShark]

Hooray for consistency!

heh

Now that you've said that, the next batch I clean will work the way you describe.

 

[intillzah]

Replace the faulty tranny and not make yourself crazy trying to fix it.

I agree, I've tried to fix transmissions on slims and just made it problem worse...