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Hello!

 

I have a vintage Sheaffer Balance, that I semi-recently replaced the sac on. It was my first sac replacement but everything seemed to go really well.

 

However since then I've noticed that my pen seems to have a bad nib creep/leaking issue that it didn't have before. I don't mind nib creep normally, but this is bad enough that the ink eventually accumulates enough in the cap that covers the nib section and occasionally onto the grip too.

 

I would love any input on what might be going wrong, if it's something I as an amateur could fix, or if I'm better off sending it to a pro. If the latter, I would love suggestions on who would be a good person to send it to to get it repaired.

 

Thank you!

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Could be that when you replaced the sac you didn't get the seal onto the nipple completely secure. An air leak would cause this, and also result in ink leaking into the barrel. It might be worth checking that this is not the case.

 

Also, did you remove the nib/feed? This could happen if you did this and didn't re-seat them properly and they're loose in the section.

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If all else fails, contact Danny at TheWritePen.com

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Could be that when you replaced the sac you didn't get the seal onto the nipple completely secure. An air leak would cause this, and also result in ink leaking into the barrel. It might be worth checking that this is not the case.

 

Also, did you remove the nib/feed? This could happen if you did this and didn't re-seat them properly and they're loose in the section.

I haven't ever removed the nib/feed section since it was functional and I didn't want to accidentally break it.

 

I don't have any ink leaking into the barrel so it's probably not a sac air leak?

 

Thanks for the help!

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If all else fails, contact Danny at TheWritePen.com

 

I ended up doing just this, and he did a great job! Turns out the feed had gotten broken somehow. With the replacement he put in, it works better than ever!

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I have noticed more than once that in lever fill and even button fill pens if the nib is not heat set the pen would exhibit a variety of problems.

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