Parker 61 hood removal

[eckiethump]

I have a capilliary filler Parker 61 with a cracked hood, closed at both ends, the crack is in the middle. I am going to attempt to seal it with "Capt. Trolley's Creeping Crack Cure", but wish to remove the hood, so as not to fill the feed as well. The pen has been thouroughly cleaned, thanks to the modified Salad Spinner, the pen in use, revealead th ecrack through ink seepage.

How is this done, as in the hood removal ??? I used to have "Da Book", but it was borrowed and not returned, I'm sure the instructions for this were in there.

 

Thanks

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[psfred]

you will need to heat the hood -- I don't think they are shellaced, but they are quite tight. Grip the threaded nipple that the barrel screws onto with section pliers or something similar (I use a spring type wooden clothspin) and unscrew it from the hood. The nib keys into the collector, and the collector keys into the hood, so they won't turn.

 

I would soak it well first to make sure there is not dried ink holding the collector into the hood, too. Don't sonicate it unless you are prepared to glue the arrow back on, as it will surely pop off in the bath.

 

Once you have the nipple unscrewed, push the nib, collector, and attached filler out of the hood. Watch for the thin plastic seal ring -- there are two styles, one is rather short, with a long nipple, the other is wider (1/4" or so) with a short nipple. The nipple will slide off the filler, make sure you don't drop that seal and lose it.

 

Going back together, push the seal up to where it belongs -- if you removed it, make sure it's right way round as it's not very pliable any more -- insert the collector/filler/nib into the hood and make SURE it's fully seated with the nib fully extended, then screw the nipple back in. You must tighten it fully to compress the seal and expand it onto the filler and the hood, or the pen will leak ink back into the barrel and give you fits going dry all the time. Took me a while to figure that out, I'm slow.

 

Peter

[richardandtracy]

psfred's description was amazing on how to take the pen apart. To see what it looks like before you dismantle the pen, look at the photo in this thread:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...showtopic=39324

 

In the photo, the seal is an almost invisible transparent/rubbery ring just to the right of the collector fins (got a bit of a shine on it).

 

Regards

 

Richard.

[eckiethump]

Thank you both, also Oxonian for your assistance in this, pen has been apart, now back together and inked up, to see if that crack will hold. Early days but it's looking good, been in and out of my pocket for most of the day with out any sign of seepage.

 

Having looked at the link to Richard's drawing, I remembered reading that at the time, if I had done a forum search........... I may have had my question answered. Been off line for a wee while, so out of the habits of intensive surfing ????

 

Also received back in the post today, my copy of "Da Book" So all in right is the pen world for me until the next thing I have trouble with !!!!!

 

Thanks again,

Eric