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I have a wonderful sterling silver Sheaffer touchdown. It is missing the sac protector and it appears the screw holding the pump on to the end cap seems to be degraded to nothing. It's still attached but I can't see the screwhead any longer. Just shiny metal. I had though maybe the sac protector was shoved right up there however I would expect to see the hole at the end down there. There also is a hole in the pump from corrosion. (Picture attached) I think what I'll have to do is cut the metal pump sleeve to get it out since it will have to be replaced. (Once that hole comes past the internal seal itn would lose the vacuum.) Then once it is out I'll cut the pump close to the screw head and make a slot in it to back the screw out. I will then need to get a screw, pump sleeve, sac protector and a touchdown sack an seal kit to put it all back together. Does this plan sound right or is there some other advice that I should follow? Its a pen well worth saving

I'm restoring my uncle's 1949 Sheaffer Tuckaway with touchdown filling mechanism and ran into a small problem. The small screw that holds the steel cylinder to the blind cap appears to be rusted. No amount of elbow grease applied in counterclockwise movement is getting it to unscrew. I figured that some sort of wd-40 or liquid wrench could work, but I'm hesitant to apply anything before finding out if it might melt, discolor, or crack the barrel on the pen. Has anybody every had this problem? Also, the old sack is fused to the sack protector. I soaked it in water, and have been able to knock out a fair amount of the old sack - are there any recommendable solvents that should be used for this, or am I doing the right thing?