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Unjammed a film advance with a simple tweezer move

Had an old SLR with the film advance totally stuck. Tried all my usual lubes, nothing worked. Then I saw a tiny spring was out of place and gave it a nudge with tweezers. It clicked right open. What's your best hack for mechanical jams like this?
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jackson.brooke
That tweezer trick sounds like a good way to snap a spring for good. Forcing parts usually just shifts the internal bind to a worse spot. Real fixes need the right tools to fully disassemble and clean the old grease out, not just poke at it.
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palmer.laura
Ever think you had to take stuff all apart to fix it?
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