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Hi All,

Recently I've collected a Sheaffer Legacy Heritage FP ,Black lac body,Palladium cap,Gold trim,18k inlaid M nib.The pen is used and still in excellent condition, but there is a small hair line crack on the inner cap.Though the cap is functioning perfectly and a clear click sound can be heard while posting the cap.Still I would like to know if the crack might cause any problem in future.Please help. Thanks.

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It shouldn't make any difference, other than the possible tendency for the nib to dry out more quickly, and I'm not sure that it will do that. I've seen that on a number of pens, but haven't heard any complaints from clients who send the pens to me for service. I doubt that you will find a replacement inner cap now that the Sheaffer brand is owned by Cross.

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Ron Z,

Thanks for your response.I 've noticed no such nib drying out problem and the pen is a smooth writer. Actually the cracked inner cap surprised me because the pen was almost new and a hairline crack in that position is quite odd.

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I have this problem and my cap doesn't seat as well. I was going to tape it as I have done with Waterman Man 200 inner caps, but I can't get the inner cap out.

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It's just a press fit. To my knowledge, no adhesive was ever used.

 

Unlike the Waterman caps where the clutch is molded into the cap, I don't believe that the inner cap on a Legacy has anything to do with the cap seating well or staying closed on the pen. The clutch mechanism is at the barrel end of the section - either pressure tabs or a rigid 0-ring depending on the model, which grips the edge end of the cap. I'm not sure what the problem is, but it's not the inner cap.

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I have the same problem with my Legacy Heritage too.

 

The inner cap is cracked.

 

Anyone know if it is any issue to replace it?

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Don't worry about it. :) Unless you particularly want to take it out, and stick some tape on it, because you won't get a new one. :(

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Hey! mine is exactly the same, is more a cut than a ripped plastic, i think is designed this way to post the cap on the correctly.

 

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I've had seven legacies come and go (I've kept my two favorites) and they have all had the crack there. I think it is designed this way, perhaps to aid with fitting it into the correct position in the cap.

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