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Ratt1e - Member

St. Petersburg

18:00 - 19 June 2010

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Message edited 18:32 - June 19, 2010 by Ratt1e


Saw a lot of messages and questions related to the bent cap, eyelets, backlash, etc. and decided to write a small manual.

Immediately apologize for the photo quality, MB then if'll get a good camera down (right now on the phone, although there 5mks) perefotkayu.

Preface: The operating position lighters manual - when the lid tilted away from you, that is front side (where the picture is marked) on the left, and rear right. Loops to count in order from left to right.

(Coins piled up for balance, because without inserts))

Before repairs take out the insert, take pliers / platypus (main bottlenecks) and start.

Actually, the main problems:

1) The cover comes forward / backward relative to the lower body.

At Zippy (majority) 5 loops, 2 of the lower (second and fourth), and the top 3 (cover) - 1, 3 and 5th. Gently (key word - carefully) limb of each loop individually slightly forward / backward, we can achieve the desired effect. Correspondingly, lower limb and 2u 4yu loops on itself, the cover can be moved forward (to myself), and if from themselves - back respectively. On 1, 3 and 5 eyelets contrary - limb by itself, move the cover forward over - backward. The main thing not passing, and then we can break them :)

2) The cover is bent sideways (especially noticeable in the open)

Similarly tuck loops. If the cover is bent to the right - turn down on my own 5th and tuck over the first loop. If the left - on the contrary it.

3) Play cover

Here, all is not easy, and it is necessary to look at the location of loops, in which direction they are bent, and bent backwards, so they ended up on the same line - "Parade loops": D (similar to the "Parade of the Planets")))

For the first three issues - is also important curvature sleeve which loops inside :) So bend so that the sleeve eventually straightened)

4) Play (falling out) insert.

Here are a few ways to solve.

1. Adding spacers between the inserts and the wall (paper, wrapping tape inserts, etc.)

Scotch is great, but is a minus - gradually melt adhesive and "spreads" to insert, one stnovitsya sticky and nasty :)

2. Compression body lighter. You can as his hands, and anything mechanical - vice, jack: D (there are plenty of video guides on YouTube)

3. Expansion inserts - expansion of its walls (for example, the same pliers), knocking out "pimple" inside, etc. (There are plenty of video guides on YouTube)

4) podgibaniem loops themselves - it helps if you insert hanging along.

kypexin - Administrator

18:08 - 19 June 2010

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A picture? :)))

Ratt1e - Member

St. Petersburg

18:19 - 19 June 2010

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forgot at first)


Leonid - Member

20:14 - 19 June 2010

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Good manual. Many may come in handy!

solobok - Member

5:57 - August 6, 2010

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Message edited 17:26 - August 6, 2010 by solobok


Put you in my two cents. So initially I had the Zippo LOSS PROOF 2005.

Here's a.

Extremely useful feature of this property is a lighter "neteryashki": fall out of the pocket of jeans or, for example, leather pants (like me) - hang on elastic, loopback, for example, trenchik belt. But gum braided thread gradually frays on the edge of the pocket in which fidgets with walking floor jacket or other clothing. Because of mastication had occasionally shortened string. Finally, it became very difficult to pull the lighter to the face to light. Then I replaced the strap on the chain. That was a mistake. It was winter. On the street, on a quick run, I tried to pull out of the pocket lighter by the chain (as I did with a rubber band: a dashing gesture, then catch the air emitted from the pocket Zippo). And then I heard the sound, like the shooting of an empty cage rifle. Lighter stayed in the pocket, a chain that has no elastic gum, tore the hell out of the brass Zippo loop-bracket and - in the snow, with the ends.

That's when I took up a home renovation.

So. Take the brass stud (can ordinary, but brass stronger), about the diameter of a suitable loop, a little thicker to enter a ring loop tight. The tip of the nail with rounded needle files or just a file. Bite off a nail pin measuring about four ring loops (that is, on one ring is shorter, for a total of five). Treat the other end of the pin in the same needle files, a file (just for neatness form after installation in the loop). Set the lid in place lighters, combining looped ring on the body and the lid, and seals of the lighter vertical circulation tape (not to take then a combination of parts required to operate the hand). Put the lighter flat. We put in a loop hole end of the pin, holding some tool (fingers uncomfortable - too small object, I used folding pliers Leatherman, but the fit, I think, and the usual tweezers). CAREFULLY hammer pin in the hammer loop almost to the end, then install on the end of the pin some negative (for example, another a blunt nail). To score the pin to the end, we will have already hitting this "superstructure", and not the end of the post so as not to damage the body lighter hammer. So, score the pin as long until it is recessed into the loop the same on both sides, right in the middle loop, with the characteristic "dimple" on both sides, as it looks at all Zippo factory assembly. That's it! All cases - for about fifteen minutes, if well, not in a hurry. And generally - for five minutes. First time (very short) cover tugovato will work, but soon pritrutsya details.

That's what I did.

As you can see, not knowing and not guess that something is wrong. Is that the pin is a little thicker than usual, but in fact the ring in the loop for this type of lighters themselves more than usual, because the brass hinge bracket-gum thick enough.

I write about all of this now because after the repair has enough time (if you remember, it was the middle of winter), and sea trials have shown that the lid works fine, I use this lighter is often away from home, it is always with me, but now its advantage - the inability to lose - lost. But I got used to carry it with you just ... After repair lighter suddenly became the ringing of my entire collection, apparently, brass pin adds ringing. And at the same time and adds rigidity of the assembly: the cover is now generally not becomes loose, do not play in the side.

It is easy to understand that in this manner you can repair any Zippo, which has problems with the pin, for example, he lost. I have often come across such items on internet auction sites, and rare, but broken lighters are always much cheaper. And then I, void sumnyashesya did not take these lots. But you can get a complete rarity, with minimal maintenance ...

Just knocking out "native pin" and replace it with a tight self-made, you can get rid of the looseness on the cover very much "fatigue" in this sense is the collection of specimens. No one will ever guess that the pin was replaced, and the cover if and get loose again, it seems, a very long time, because my in December last year will get loose one iota. And it is easy to open (including, the shaking lighters) cover the start after a few days of use.

Finally, one more note: nail, which will pick up, should also enter into the loop tight, so it had to be there to score, otherwise the pin will then travel constantly at work cover.

yezh - Member

15:11 - September 4, 2010

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Good afternoon, colleagues. Dropped a cigarette lighter work in the waste oil from cotton swabs have been ruined. Tried to replace the usual cotton-by gasoline evaporates in one day and poorly lit. Send it for repair to a bummer, a reluctance to hang on mail i.t.d.i.t.p. Someone tell me what you can do with your hands, how to replace tampons?

kypexin - Administrator

15:48 - September 4, 2010

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yezh writes:

Good afternoon, colleagues. Dropped a cigarette lighter work in the waste oil from cotton swabs have been ruined. Tried to replace the usual cotton-by gasoline evaporates in one day and poorly lit. Send it for repair to a bummer, a reluctance to hang on mail i.t.d.i.t.p. Someone tell me what you can do with your hands, how to replace tampons?


yezh - Member

19:34 - September 4, 2010

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Thank you for the quick reply, just what we needed.

Mang0 - Member

18:20 - 18 October 2010

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People, but that does not bend when the lid is closed plotono from both sides? Lighter original are just fell to the floor a couple of times .... Particularly evident through-gap when you look at it without the inserts inside.

Gorynych5 - Maniac

Moscow

18:36 - 18 October 2010

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Eyelets buckle, without inserts Push the cover, and carefully look where they moved, and here's their podozhmi carefully.

gritsaenko - Member

18:36 - November 1, 2010

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Hi all! I'm afraid to touch myself loops though the read, someone they burst! Tell me please, in koroluse eliminate backlash? Also at one lid does not close tightly.

faust - Maniac

Moscow

18:52 - November 1, 2010

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gritsaenko writes:

Hi all! I'm afraid to touch myself loops though the read, someone they burst! Tell me please, in koroluse eliminate backlash? Also at one lid does not close tightly.


if a strong backlash, it might zamorochatsya. well dick knows ...

Gorynych5 - Maniac

Moscow

19:11 - November 1, 2010

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Do not worry will not crash, it should really try, to burst. In this case, you in Koroluse repaired. Perhaps the only service where there is no such thing as failure in the warranty because mehpovrezhdeny))

Mang0 - Member

23:22 - November 1, 2010

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And I thought that's what you want ... there was what would you exactly pochenili backlash? To make him a huge gap! Then take a hundred pounds))) I did so, I wait here until they will make a lighter ..

gritsaenko - Member

0:13 - November 2, 2010

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:)) Well as repair - indicates that both

Mang0 - Member

14:52 - 19 November 2010

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In general called me out of the store after I posted Zippo for repair, saying that "fixed, come to take away." Not having free time to go there, I sent my friend saying, "if even small gap lighter do not take." And so it was: Lighter returned to the same backlash but with new inserts gold. The efforts of this artwork give us something to remove backlash fiddling with eyelets helped. Now, she was sent to America, and will have to wait about 3 months to say ...

legalize - Guest

18:45 - 14 March 2011

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Message edited 19:00 - March 14, 2011 by legalize


Backlash (falling out) insert.

Solved the problem this way:

Elementary and very effective!

Homo_man - New member

21:04 - October 7, 2012

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The body of the experiment: zippo 1941 replica

insert does not fall, but the gap is and the opening must be constantly put pressure on the windshield, to put it in place before closing ...

problem in the ribs insert has a 0.5 mm than the outer part (width naooborot everything is OK)

Cured so: take 1-blade safely cut him in half and folded into halves, compete in height (about 5 mm should be cut) and skleyal superglue for metal, then what happened prikleyal same superglue to the inside of the case with the other from the hinge side.

Result: insert prilyagaet tightly to the side of the building where the loop, opening the lid is no backlash, pytaschit insert very hard, but possible, outwardly noticeable upgrade, the sound of opening the lid has not changed.

And I changed the wick on a silica cord NIS-2 (2 mm diameter) ... now you'll look undercooked modernized wick or not and whether the gasoline evaporates quickly or not

What's interesting is when replacing the wick turned out that the original was a short 7-8cm, not 15 cm .... stowed and not as a form of z seems to be ;)

By the way of comparison, at the same time put the same line in 6700 imco

Let's see who is faster "die" in terms of work from one filling)


yezh - Member

16:47 - October 8, 2012

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Somebody wrote in a topic that probably lighter, not the last "state quality" in the U.S. put in a box and sent to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, that is, in the CIS. I think that it is not. I have a copy, bought in the U.S. in 2007. Lighter in constant use, but with a few interruptions. Cover loose-Horror! The loops are no longer on the same level, but gasoline keeps wheel podisterlos truth, though a spark gives regularly. Lighter even when closed rumble like a rattle (so loose cover). But I am not doing anything, I want to see how it will stretch in this mode yet. She just lights up not just me, I always have it on the table and use it to his wife, children, guests, etc. Most importantly, the manufacturer have nothing to show except the backlash. It works! Works fine! And if I would get that much play, I move her car and send in for repair.

chaa174 - Expert

18:49 - October 8, 2012

503 posts

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yezh writes:

... And she used a wife, children, guests, etc.


and introduced a natural urchin years 7, lights from Bateen Zippo belomorinu and relish spitting tobacco in their possession ...

right, as much as a tear of emotion broke ...

=)

yezh - Member

21:04 - October 8, 2012

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My children are adults and have three granddaughters.

Voronov - Moderator

21:29 - October 8, 2012

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yezh writes:

My children are adults and have three granddaughters.


It was just a joke. It seemed to me ridiculous.

Zvonkoff - Moderator

Novorossiysk, Black Sea

22:20 - November 9, 2012

951 posts

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Posted by louman:


In general lighter bought six months ago, has used the cover otognulas. The functioning has not affected but all the same as it is unpleasant) picked loops but nothing, who knows what to do write. http://s3.uploads.ru/Vb9KZ.jpg&rdquo ; Alt = "" />

Zipper - up shit! Zippers above the shit!

Zvonkoff - Moderator

Novorossiysk, Black Sea

22:21 - November 9, 2012

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Posted by chaa174:


damn ... must be something to do with the themes of the cover ... the fifth if not six discussion begins ...

ACF can with links? most popular questions and tyts their discussion?

on the topic:

- A reference to the correct photo - clickable

- Do not have to pick exactly. you can try to force the lid to press back centuries closed position, as in the photo.

- But in general you can not try - with time she did so skewed, it's fate any Zippo. functional benefit as you yourself have noticed does not suffer. it is only when a strong bias, when there is a clear gap is formed between the body and the cover is increased evaporation and benzyl - then why not to bother, as well ... until the first fall or land on the lighter his most sensitive body - the flesh of his back.

PS: for 1941 - respect, our man ;-)

Zipper - up shit! Zippers above the shit!

Zvonkoff - Moderator

Novorossiysk, Black Sea

22:22 - November 9, 2012

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Posted by louman:


Thank you))

Zipper - up shit! Zippers above the shit!

Zvonkoff - Moderator

Novorossiysk, Black Sea

22:23 - November 9, 2012

951 posts

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chaa174:


damn ... must be something to do with the themes of the cover ... the fifth if not six discussion begins ...

ACF can with links? most popular questions and tyts their discussion?


We make the same theme, which are going to discuss all sorts of damage, etc. We still have to look, by the way, in my opinion something like that from temok was ...

Comrade, louman, make me a link to the photo, I'll post it here.   The link can be in Asya 348904668

Zipper - up shit! Zippers above the shit!

Zvonkoff - Moderator

Novorossiysk, Black Sea

22:25 - November 9, 2012

951 posts

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Suffered. Louman, waiting picture, except that no ice turns your question ;)

Zipper - up shit! Zippers above the shit!

louman - New member

17:17 - 11 November 2012

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louman - New member

17:18 - 11 November 2012

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chaa174 - Expert

18:02 - 11 November 2012

503 posts

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Well, colleagues? agree that the patient is hopeless. bad, lighter broken beyond repair. use it absolutely impossible.

suggest kerf and solemn funeral march prikopat.


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