Olympus BH-2 BHS, Complete Teardown, Cleaning, And Reassembly

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Complete Teardown, Cleaning, and Reassembly of the Olympus BH ‐ 2 Sliding Focus Block Revision 2 Page 12 of 23
Figure 24 – Clean grease from side groove in focus block
Remove the Guide Rails from the Guide Block
Remove the two short guide rails from the side groove
in the guide block (see Figure 25).
Figure 25 – Remove guide rails from the guide block
Use a suitable solvent (e.g., acetone) to remove any
grease from two short guide rails (see Figure 19 ) and
from the side groove in the guide block (see Figure 26 ).
Figure 26 – Clean grease from side groove in guide block
Clean the Cylindrical Rollers
Soak the cylindrical rollers in a suitable solvent (e.g.,
acetone) to remove all grease from the rollers (see
Figure 27 ).
Figure 27 – Soak the rollers in solvent to remove grease
Reassemble the Sliding Focus Block
Reassemble the sliding focus block mechanism per the
following procedure.
Reinstall the Guide Rails into the Arm Casting
Per the procedure described in Appendix 1 of this
document, reinstall the four long guide rails into the
two side grooves of the arm casting (see Figure 28 ) and
remove any exposed grease from the four guide rails
(see Figure 29 and Figure 30 ).
Figure 28 – Reinstall the long guide rails into the arm
Figure 29 – Scrub grease from guide rails and arm