Pelikan M400 With Detached Section

[bgardner]

The section has become detached from the barrel of my Pelikan M400. Any advice about how to reattach it?

 

Brian

[hari317]

a picture of the detachment will help.

 

this is a problem that is regularly reported. One thread here from 2014 has some recent inputs towards the end, it might be helpful.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/278386-m800-leaking-between-section-barrel/

[bgardner]

Thanks, Hari, for responding. The section is not cracked, it simply slid off the barrel. I cleaned everything out today, and after it dries I will simply glue/epoxy it back on and see how that goes. I will need to be careful with how much adhesive I use, because it's a small area, and any overage on the inside could affect the performance of the pen.

 

Fingers crossed,

Brian

[mamajones]

Brian --

 

I had a similar problem with a Pelikan M400 White Tortoise, but the section on my pen is only loose and hasn't actually fallen off yet. I posted about it a few months ago in the Pelikan forum and got some great advice which may interest you as well.:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/329730-help-white-tortoise-falling-apart-yes-literally/

 

 

Let us know whether the epoxy works!

[pajaro]

The section of my M400 White Tortoise came off. The advice then was that there was no good reason to remove the section, so I used 5-minute set time epoxy to re-attach the section. It is still working perfectly, a few years down the road.

[amk]

Just reviving this thread to report a successful re-epoxying of an m400 that I bought with a separated barrel and section.

 

I used a 5 minute epoxy. I spent a bit of time cleaning up the inside of the section and outside of the barrel first, then stuck the pen together firmly, left it 24 hours, and filled it up with water. After another day it hadn't leaked so I've filled up with Waterman blue (my go-to nicely-behaving ink) and it's writing fine.

 

I do a bit of fixing things but I am by no means an expert pen restorer. So I'd say this is a repair anyone can do who's reasonably competent with practical things.