Olympus BH2-6RE, Manual

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Complete Teardown, Cleaning, and Reassembly of the Olympus BH2-6RE Modular Revolving Nosepiece Page 7 of 18
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Figure 4 – Remove four screws securing the dovetail slide
Figure 5 – Remove the loose dovetail slide
Remove the Cover from the Turret Assembly
Use a suitable JIS screwdriver to remove the three
M2X3 countersink screws securing the protective cover
onto the stationary base (see
Figure 6 ) and remove the
protective cover from the turret assembly (see Figure
7 ).
Figure 6 – Remove screws securing the cover in place
Figure 7 – Remove the protective cover
Figure 8 – The turret assembly (without cover)
Remove Lock Ring for Pivot-Adjustment Screw
The slotted lock ring for the pivot-adjustment screw
(see
Figure 8 ) can be difficult to remove unless the
proper tool is used. Do not attempt to remove the
slotted lock ring and pivot-adjustment screw unless you
have access to such a tool, since the slot in the lock ring
will likely be damaged if you use an improper tool,
making removal of the lock ring much more difficult
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.
A suitable tool for this task can be easily made by filing
or grinding a relief notch for the pivot-adjustment screw
in the center of the blade of a large slotted screwdriver,
as shown in
Figure 9 . Note that if you decide to make
such a tool, be sure that the tip of the screwdriver you
select has a blade width matching the outer diameter of
the slotted lock ring, and that the thickness of the blade
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Don’t even think about using a pair of needle -nose pliers to loosen the
slotted lock ring. It will end badly if you do this. Don’t ask me how I know
this.