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[rick oleson]

 I've received a Rolleiflex T that I need to get the front fascia panel off of.  I've removed the synch knob, the 4 screws holding the panel on, and the spanner ring inside the PC connector bezel, but it appears to still be hung up on the PC con

[Rob]

 Rick needs help???  What next?  The Leafs win the Stanley Cup?

[Wayne]

 Rick
 
I think you've just about done everything you have to. The little ring inside the PC socket is what would normally catch people out. You actually have to pull out the whole locking lever/switch thingy from the PC socket after you've remov

[Stuart Willis]

 Stuart's archival notes - following a similar head-scratch with a Rolleiflex T :-
 
Frontplate removal in order to access the shutter.
A special tubular tool of 5.9mm diameter - with two prongs milled into the business end - is required to undo

[Rick]

 Thanks very much for the help, guys.  I have managed to get the panel off.... though on this particular camera it was absolutely impossible to remove the PC lock collar - the grooves with the spring wires were much too deep to release.  I finally gave

[Wayne]

 Rick
 
I agree - they're er... INTERESTING machines those T's. Budget materials for a budget Rollei I suppose, but even so they still would have been an expensive camera new. The wind mechanism also feels pretty crude compared to other Rolleis

[Arnold]

I have followed this discussion to help me take the fascia panel off. I needed to tighten the retaining ring of the aperture/shutter speed change leveras it got loose and lever very hard to move and the filter bayonet rattling around. . Now everything see

[P0ulp]

Hello, I don't really understand how to remove the fascia panel ? I remove the 4 screw and have the same problem as you, the panel it retained by flash sync ?
 
Can someone please explain me how to remove it please ?
 
thanks