How to fix the broken camera slider!
 

This is a fix for when the camera slider is no longer spring assisted.

huge thanks goes to jflatt . He pretty much told me how to take it apart, I just documented it! Thanks!!

Things you will need for sure:
Krazy Glue

Optional things that might help:
Exacto knife

Did it work for me?
Yes and no. If I had gone in there knowing what I know now, I could have fixed it 100%. But I ended up doing it wrong the first time, then having to take it all back apart and do it again. By then some of the glue had dried and I needed the exacto knife to cut out some of the plastic that was glued already. turned into a small mess. It's spring loaded again and that's kool; feels about 85% like it used to.

What if I make it worse?
Not sure how that's possible. but they are on Ebay now for $21 USD shipped.


Strangely, it felt like a failure when I first put it back together and I immediately ordered a new one, but after 20 or so slides, it feels pretty close the the way it came. I'm not sure I will be so quick to put the new one on.

http://www.outrun.org/shiz/n900/step1.jpg
http://www.outrun.org/shiz/n900/step2.jpg
http://www.outrun.org/shiz/n900/step3.jpg
http://www.outrun.org/shiz/n900/step4.jpg

once you have just enough glue to hold the spring, put it all back together and let it dry for about 5 - 10 minutes. then give it a slide!

Good luck!! huge thanks goes to jflatt . He pretty much told me how to take it apart, I just documented it! Thanks!!

Re: How to fix the broken camera slider!
 

Thanx I have the same problem and now I know excatly how to fix it :)

Re: How to fix the broken camera slider!
 

wow. surprised not so many people were interested. lol. o well!