Yashica FX-3 User Manual

5. Remove the rewind knob ass'y (066920).
Cautions: Use the root of the tweezers but not the screw driver for removing the rewind shaft fork.
6. Take off the top cover nut (on the rewind side) (147659); as a result, the rewind shaft cover (147681)
will be removed.
7. Remove two pieces of top cover SS' (61915529) (2) and (61903020) (1), respectively; four pieces in total.
8. Gently separate the top cover ass'y (066920) from the body. Face the surface of the mount base upward,
hold the top cover by the right-hand , and remove it by lightly rolling.
9. Disconnect the soldered synchro lead wires (black and light brown) inside the top cover.
Removal of Front Leather
1. Peel off the self-lever leather (147834).
2. Remove the self lever SS (66001027) and
(132823).
3. Peel off the front leather, right (147115) and the
front leather, left (147116).
Removal of Shutter Base Plate
1. Remove 2 shutter base plates SS (61914022) and a
lock lever shaft (147816).
Z Remove the solder of the lead wires, yellow, violet and
gray.
3. Remove the shutter base plate (066445).
4. The shutter shaft is removed. (147422)
The shutter shaft spring is removed. (147423)
Shutter speed set at 1 /1000
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Yashica FX-3 Specifications

General

Film Format	35mm
Viewfinder Coverage	95%
Lens Mount	Yashica/Contax bayonet mount
Shutter	Focal-plane shutter
Shutter Speed	1 sec to 1/1000 sec, B
Exposure Metering	Center-weighted averaging
Battery	Two 1.5V LR44/SR44 batteries
Camera Type	SLR