Originally posted by litbos Hi,
Do you have more photos that show how to access to this broken part and I don't understand what you have used to replace it.
I did not make more pictures, but taking of the top cover is not that difficult, just use a fitting screwdriver (and tweezers), and finding out where they hide the screws.
The metal part is hollow and fits over the broken part and has diameter smaller than the spring.
I just glued it (2 component epoxy) over the plastic remains after 'reshaping' it a bit.
The top cover is held in place by screws:
two near the eyepiece
one near the 'spot AF' button and strap lug, accesable when the back is open
one in the battery compartment
one near the bayonet
one between the N and T from 'PENTAX'
and one near the other strap lug
You also have to take apart the flash housing, 4 small screws.
MAKE SURE YOU DID NOT USE THE CAMERA FOR A LONG TIME, or prepare to be zapped by the remaining flash voltage !
To access the broken part, you also have to take apart the popup locking mechanism, it blocks access to the screw in the third picture which holds the broken part in place.
Also, my pictures show the inside of a MZ-50, which was dead, but had a working pop-up flash.
I wanted to repair a MZ-5 with its parts, but the MZ-50 part was almost broken, so I had to do something else.
When the plastic part is broken completely, the remains (plastic and spring) end up somewhere inside the camera, potentionally blocking something.
Make sure that at least the spring comes out !
Good luck with the repairs.
George