Warning! If you are not fully familiar with the DIY repair of any camera, don't jump in without some research and maybe practice on a less advanced camera.
I am fully aware that I'm risking my camera by doing this, but it is my camera. I have over four years of tinkering inside cameras of all sorts and am fool-hardy enough to attempt this task. Please familiarize yourself with the next three installments before starting. Any damage caused by your tinkering is a risk you must be willing to take and not send me weird angry anonymous e-mail about... you know who you are... as I am not responsible for your camera. Do download the LX service manual that are available on the net and read through the published steps. I will try to follow them, but will make necessary short cuts to some steps as needed.
We continue on the supply or rewind side...
1. First we need to remove the rewinding knob/crank head. Place a driver or something into the cartridge pawl to hold it stationary while you turn the knob counter-clockwise or the opposite direction of knob's normal operation. The factory thread lock may make it harder, but it will move. Once removed, push the shaft up to avoid it slipping out of its place and the next steps you can close the film door to protect the shutter while working or if you prefer, tape a piece of hard plastic to the curtain opening... closing the door is easier.
2. Now remove the three screws to the ASA dial. Hold the dial down and loosen the screws a few turns as to make it less an effort to spin off as the last screw has to have the dial coming up on it and binding while turning.
3. Next, just the seal ring and washer out of the way. I tried not to touch the seal while removing. It will most probably have degraded and is now sticky. If you intend to reuse is, better not leave your finger acids on it. You could lay in a conventional foam seal if it is too far gone.
4. Finally the two screws and now the removal of the shell. As noted prior, the seal if installed is going to be a bit of an effort to remove the shell without warping. An 'Exacto' blade that you run along the seal gap will make it easier. When the shell is off, consider putting the rewind knob back on just to make things easier while in the testing stage.
...next, the Bottom.
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