8mm Forum: Bolex M8 Motor Part Needed

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Posted by Claus Harding (Member # 702) on July 17, 2009, 09:21 PM:

This is rather frustrating:

My Bolex M8 had a crack in one of the little plastic buttons that hold in the carbon rod on the side of the motor assembly.
When I tried to unscrew the button to fix it, it split in two and the spring popped out.

The spring has now gotten deformed, and although I have tried to run the machine with tape holding the spring and rod in, it's very hit and miss, and I really don't want to damage the motor.

Does anyone have such a cover button and a spare rod with the spring in good shape, or might you know where I can get them (short of buying a new machine on EBay, which I don't really want to do.)

Thanks,
Claus.

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