Montblanc Loose Cap

[alpalmer]

I have a Montblanc Solitaire Sterling Silver fountain Pen. I think my wife gave it to me in the early 1990's. The cap does not fit very securely when placed on the body. It grips a little but I am afraid that it will come uncapped while in my pocket. I think that the plastic insert which screws to the top may be worn. It would be easy to replace it. Would this solve my problem? Where might I buy one?

[hruodger]

Yes, you should change the plastic piece inside the cap. This solves the problem. Price goes from USD$1 to USD$15. It depends the store and country. The best to buy it is MB store because you would be certain of getting an original one, some time ago I got a Chinese one that was looser than the original. However, there's a cheap trick that always does the job: you may use a little piece of cellophane tape inside the cap, this tightens the assembly and because its kept inside the cap it wont be noticed.

 

Greetings

[Writing]

I have a similar case of a loose cap (grip) from my Montblanc slim line fountain pen. I looked inside the cap, and it seems what held the grip (I looked inside with a watchmaker's loupe) is some sort of paste that has worn at the end of the cap where it grips the pen.

 

I spoke to Montblanc which wants to charge something less than a $100 for fixing that issue. I wonder if anybody here knows what is the paste or what had they applied to the inside of the cap to make it grip when new?

 

Thanks a million for any advise you might have. My pen is the one with the snowflake on the cap and on top and at the bottom of the pen.

Edited September 4, 2015 by Writing

[pajaro]

The issue is that the clutch ring on the section is gripped by the inner plastic cap, and the inner plastic cap is worn by the friction of capping and uncapping over the years of use. If you look on ebay for montblanc parts you might find an inner cap for a MB 144, which is the one you want. If the price is sane, that's your solution.

 

To replace it, unscrew the cap topper, probably with the pen capped so something grips the inner cap as you unscrew the topper with the MB star. Remove the cap and pull the old inner cap off of the pen. put the new inner cap on the section and put that into the cap. Screw on the MB star cap top.