Jammed Rollei B35 - help

failinis

Hope this is the correct place.

Recently was given a "working" Rollei B35 and decided to do a test roll.

The film advance lever seems jammed, I loaded some film to see if having something in there would do, but it has done nothing to help.

The lens seems temperamental, currently will pull out but has been jammed as well.

Any ideas?

I have read the manual and seen this guy but no idea what to do.
The repair manual was offered here but the thread is dead.

Thanks

DaireQuinlan

Start dissassembly, you've nothing to lose :-D Document every step so you know what goes where when you get around to reassembly. From experience, taking the things apart is rarely a problem. Putting them back together again can occasionally be ... troublesome :-/

failinis

That is what I was thinking, taking a part is fine, its the reassembling thats a bit of a ball ache!

If I just document every step visually then it should be fine, yeah?
No idea really what to look for, from what I read online "softly softly" is the approach to jiggling or poking at things.

Just would love to get it to work, not had a chance to use it yet.

The shutter release is also very stiff, but no sign of rust or dust or fungus.

failinis

Guess who does not have a flat headed screw driver.

I tend to get very very absorbed into tasks when I start, so I think I may leave my Rollei behind when I head back to Uni and try and fix it when I am back during summer.

So until then!