Looking For Pelikan 100N Replacement Piston Rod...

[WJM]

A few days ago I got a Pelikan 100N, seemingly in a very good condition. Unfortunately the piston seal - the black rubber type, as on pictures below - was very leaky, most likely shrinked and needed replacement. I didn't yet get any but today I tried to take off the seal from the piston rod.

 

After a while soaking in warm water it came off rather easily. Unfortunately, together with the end of the piston rod.

 

Whether it was damaged when I got it, or I did this, I don't know. What matters is that now I need a replacement piston rod.

 

Where could I get a spare part? Or would it be possible, as I've read somewhere, to use parts from models 120/140?

 

This picture I found in a different thread, the red arrow shows which type of the piston and seal it is, I think:

http://i.imgur.com/080kAqp.jpg

[carlos.q]

Look here:

http://www.dayneswritesite.com/parts-nibs-boxes-contact.html

[WJM]

Thanks, I contacted author of this a few days ago site and I'm waiting for an answer.

 

Anyhow, considering options, how about those 120/140 parts? Those models are usually easier to obtain and cheaper than 100n. Would it be possible to harvest the piston rod from one those?

Edited March 13, 2018 by WJM

[mana]

Yeah, for a later gen 100N (with the rubber/synthetic seals), the twist and internal/external size and shape are the same.

 

One thing to be mindful is the length of the rod, I got a bunch I salvaged from broken/junked 120s that I bought for cheap and some of those were a bit shorter than the regular ones for the 100N.

 

So you have to seat it so that it reaches the end of the travel when extended but doesn't go too far back when retracted (the spindle that is inside will pop the seal off of the piston rod if it is set too far back). You do lose some ink capacity this way but it works.

[slippery when wet]

There's a eBay seller who has 3 100N piston rods currently, item number 232690596041, postage is a bit expensive though, hope this helps

[WJM]

There's a eBay seller who has 3 100N piston rods currently, item number 232690596041, postage is a bit expensive though, hope this helps

Thanks, but that's not what I'm looking for. I need the part which goes on the spiral, with the seal

[WJM]

So, I think I successfully dealt with that.

 

I bought a Pelikan 120 body, without the nib, feed and cap on eBay, got it today.

 

Disassembling it was a bit challenging, I read about knocking out the piston but I really wasn't so keen on hammering on the exact part that I needed. After a while soaking in warm water I took a ca. 5mm diameter drill. I put it in the barrel, the blunt side down of course, and holding the pen in my left hand with some gripping material I pressured on the drill with a hammer. Basically the same mechanics, but instead of knocking the piston out I just pushed it. The rod fits perfectly and thankfully it also has a working seal which spared me the additional cost of buying a new one.

Edited March 21, 2018 by WJM