Disassembling A Lamy 2000

[Orangecicle]

This has been covered before, but I'm confused a little. I want to disassemble a Lamy 2000. If I understand it correctly:

 

Section Removal: If you want to remove the section, just turn. If the nib is pointing at you, turn the section counter-clockwise (anti-clockwise for you guys across the pond).

 

Plunger Removal: Twist the blind cap to drive the plunger down as far at it will go, and then just keep turning. In other words, if you pointed the top of the plunger at you, you would turn the plunger counter-clockwise past the typical stopping point and just keep turning until the cap comes off. Then you use the clear plastic part to remove the plunger.

 

I find no information on the web about reinstalling the plunger and blind cap. I'm not understanding how you would get a reasonably tight fit on the cap because as you screw in the piece above the plunger, it would seem that the cap will bottom out and prevent a solid fit.

 

Any help on the above is greatly appreciated.

 

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[LexieS]

I just happened to have this link bookmarked on my laptop in case of an emergency with my L2K.

 

Taking apart a LAMY 2000

 

I hope this helps.

[SylvainP]

Nice orange beast. I ride a orange 950 sm and enjoy it a lot.

[Orangecicle]

I just happened to have this link bookmarked on my laptop in case of an emergency with my L2K.

 

Taking apart a LAMY 2000

 

I hope this helps.

Thanks. I've seen that before. But, the question still remains -- which way do you turn to unscrew things? I don't want to break something trying to take apart the blind cap. I think you are supposed to twist the plunger down into the barrel as if you are trying to preparing to draw up ink, but you just keep twisting the blind cap until it all comes apart. Is that correct? Also, the link doesn't say how to put the blind cap back on properly. My concern is that the cap will bottom out on the pen and not get the end of the pen back on properly.

[imadeadend]

I just happened to have this link bookmarked on my laptop in case of an emergency with my L2K.

 

Taking apart a LAMY 2000

 

I hope this helps.

Thanks. I've seen that before. But, the question still remains -- which way do you turn to unscrew things? I don't want to break something trying to take apart the blind cap. I think you are supposed to twist the plunger down into the barrel as if you are trying to preparing to draw up ink, but you just keep twisting the blind cap until it all comes apart. Is that correct? Also, the link doesn't say how to put the blind cap back on properly. My concern is that the cap will bottom out on the pen and not get the end of the pen back on properly.

 

You happen to ask this question right as ive taken a video on how to do it!

 

Its probably the easiest piston pen to dismantle and assemble and is fool proof

 

1. Unscrew the piston and keep going until the blind cap and the screw bit come out (if you hear creaking or scratching dont worry its normal, just oil up the threads afterwards).

2. Remove the blind cap and then screw the little transparent screw bit on the piston a little so you can get a Grip on it. Then just pull on it and the piston will slide out.

3. Remove the nib assembly by unscrewing the metal grip section. Take care not to lose the little metal ring that forms the nipples that the cap hangs onto.

4. Push light on the nib end and the feed and everything should slide out. If it doesnt, try getting some needle nose pliers and some soft material, grabbing onto the rear of the feed (protecting it from scratching with the soft material) and pull the feed gently until it comes out.

5. The feed is in four parts, the nib can be slid off the end of the feed. Just gradually use your nail and push on each side away from the feed to get a stubborn nib off.

6. The rubber grommet is important so slide that off and replace it if its really brittle (a small oring does the job well)

7. The feed has a plastic piece that fits into the top, pull this out gently making sure you dont break it

 

The pen should be completely dismantled. Clean it up as necessary and then...

 

1. The piston has 4 parts. The rod, the small piece with the little hole in the end that the rod fits into, the bit with the screw threads (this is larger than the little piece with the hole in the middle), and the blind cap. They go on in the order i stated, with the rod going into the little piece with the hole in it (little hole pointing towards the rubber bit of the piston). Then screw the threaded bit all the way down, threaded end towards the rubber part. Then pop the blind cap on top

 

2. Then just screw the piston assembly back inside the pen as you normally would. Theres nothing special to it, just screw it in until it wont go further

 

3. Put the little plastic bit back into the feed, put the o ring on, then the nib, then put it inside the steel nib section of the pen. Pop the little metal ring back on this section such that the nittle nipples fit in the slots. Its obvious. Then screw it all together and there you go!

 

I can upload some photos of the process, but im not at my desk so youll need to wait

 

Hope this helps!

[Orangecicle]

I just happened to have this link bookmarked on my laptop in case of an emergency with my L2K.

 

Taking apart a LAMY 2000

 

I hope this helps.

Thanks. I've seen that before. But, the question still remains -- which way do you turn to unscrew things? I don't want to break something trying to take apart the blind cap. I think you are supposed to twist the plunger down into the barrel as if you are trying to preparing to draw up ink, but you just keep twisting the blind cap until it all comes apart. Is that correct? Also, the link doesn't say how to put the blind cap back on properly. My concern is that the cap will bottom out on the pen and not get the end of the pen back on properly.

 

You happen to ask this question right as ive taken a video on how to do it!

 

Its probably the easiest piston pen to dismantle and assemble and is fool proof

 

1. Unscrew the piston and keep going until the blind cap and the screw bit come out (if you hear creaking or scratching dont worry its normal, just oil up the threads afterwards).

2. Remove the blind cap and then screw the little transparent screw bit on the piston a little so you can get a Grip on it. Then just pull on it and the piston will slide out.

3. Remove the nib assembly by unscrewing the metal grip section. Take care not to lose the little metal ring that forms the nipples that the cap hangs onto.

4. Push light on the nib end and the feed and everything should slide out. If it doesnt, try getting some needle nose pliers and some soft material, grabbing onto the rear of the feed (protecting it from scratching with the soft material) and pull the feed gently until it comes out.

5. The feed is in four parts, the nib can be slid off the end of the feed. Just gradually use your nail and push on each side away from the feed to get a stubborn nib off.

6. The rubber grommet is important so slide that off and replace it if its really brittle (a small oring does the job well)

7. The feed has a plastic piece that fits into the top, pull this out gently making sure you dont break it

 

The pen should be completely dismantled. Clean it up as necessary and then...

 

1. The piston has 4 parts. The rod, the small piece with the little hole in the end that the rod fits into, the bit with the screw threads (this is larger than the little piece with the hole in the middle), and the blind cap. They go on in the order i stated, with the rod going into the little piece with the hole in it (little hole pointing towards the rubber bit of the piston). Then screw the threaded bit all the way down, threaded end towards the rubber part. Then pop the blind cap on top

 

2. Then just screw the piston assembly back inside the pen as you normally would. Theres nothing special to it, just screw it in until it wont go further

 

3. Put the little plastic bit back into the feed, put the o ring on, then the nib, then put it inside the steel nib section of the pen. Pop the little metal ring back on this section such that the nittle nipples fit in the slots. Its obvious. Then screw it all together and there you go!

 

I can upload some photos of the process, but im not at my desk so youll need to wait

 

Hope this helps!

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you. My confusion related to how the blind cap mounted to the pen body. I was thinking Pelican 100N/TWSBI with the cap sitting atop a threaded piece. I understand now that the cap is threaded into the pen body.

 

As mentioned in a prior post, my cap would turn about 350 degrees before engauging the piston. It looks like it wasn't installed perfectly in Germany, but it's better now.

 

One trick I figured out while reassembling was to assemble all of the piston parts and drop those as a unit in the blind cap. Then, just shove that in the body and start screwing. I tried other methods but always seemed to bottom out before getting the blind cap fully down on the pen. Doing it as a unit in the cap worked perfectly.

 

I put the piston back together using TWSBI silicone grease. I hope that is OK on Makralon.

[imadeadend]

I just happened to have this link bookmarked on my laptop in case of an emergency with my L2K.

 

Taking apart a LAMY 2000

 

I hope this helps.

Thanks. I've seen that before. But, the question still remains -- which way do you turn to unscrew things? I don't want to break something trying to take apart the blind cap. I think you are supposed to twist the plunger down into the barrel as if you are trying to preparing to draw up ink, but you just keep twisting the blind cap until it all comes apart. Is that correct? Also, the link doesn't say how to put the blind cap back on properly. My concern is that the cap will bottom out on the pen and not get the end of the pen back on properly.

 

You happen to ask this question right as ive taken a video on how to do it!

 

Its probably the easiest piston pen to dismantle and assemble and is fool proof

 

1. Unscrew the piston and keep going until the blind cap and the screw bit come out (if you hear creaking or scratching dont worry its normal, just oil up the threads afterwards).

2. Remove the blind cap and then screw the little transparent screw bit on the piston a little so you can get a Grip on it. Then just pull on it and the piston will slide out.

3. Remove the nib assembly by unscrewing the metal grip section. Take care not to lose the little metal ring that forms the nipples that the cap hangs onto.

4. Push light on the nib end and the feed and everything should slide out. If it doesnt, try getting some needle nose pliers and some soft material, grabbing onto the rear of the feed (protecting it from scratching with the soft material) and pull the feed gently until it comes out.

5. The feed is in four parts, the nib can be slid off the end of the feed. Just gradually use your nail and push on each side away from the feed to get a stubborn nib off.

6. The rubber grommet is important so slide that off and replace it if its really brittle (a small oring does the job well)

7. The feed has a plastic piece that fits into the top, pull this out gently making sure you dont break it

 

The pen should be completely dismantled. Clean it up as necessary and then...

 

1. The piston has 4 parts. The rod, the small piece with the little hole in the end that the rod fits into, the bit with the screw threads (this is larger than the little piece with the hole in the middle), and the blind cap. They go on in the order i stated, with the rod going into the little piece with the hole in it (little hole pointing towards the rubber bit of the piston). Then screw the threaded bit all the way down, threaded end towards the rubber part. Then pop the blind cap on top

 

2. Then just screw the piston assembly back inside the pen as you normally would. Theres nothing special to it, just screw it in until it wont go further

 

3. Put the little plastic bit back into the feed, put the o ring on, then the nib, then put it inside the steel nib section of the pen. Pop the little metal ring back on this section such that the nittle nipples fit in the slots. Its obvious. Then screw it all together and there you go!

 

I can upload some photos of the process, but im not at my desk so youll need to wait

 

Hope this helps!

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you. My confusion related to how the blind cap mounted to the pen body. I was thinking Pelican 100N/TWSBI with the cap sitting atop a threaded piece. I understand now that the cap is threaded into the pen body.

 

As mentioned in a prior post, my cap would turn about 350 degrees before engauging the piston. It looks like it wasn't installed perfectly in Germany, but it's better now.

 

One trick I figured out while reassembling was to assemble all of the piston parts and drop those as a unit in the blind cap. Then, just shove that in the body and start screwing. I tried other methods but always seemed to bottom out before getting the blind cap fully down on the pen. Doing it as a unit in the cap worked perfectly.

 

I put the piston back together using TWSBI silicone grease. I hope that is OK on Makralon.

 

Yes that's what I meant, dropping the entire unit into the blind cap

 

TWSBI silicone grease is 100% silicone I believe so it should be just fine!

[1984Drew]

I'd strongly recommend only doing this if it's completely necessary. The threading on the piston is very weak plastic, and every time you hear that "clicking" sound when you unscrew it, there's a very good chance that you can be damaging them. If you ever disassemble the 2000, It's almost a certainty that the top two piston threads will beruined. If you ever purchase a 2000 where you discover that it wasn't assembled properly, I'd go ahead and return it to Lamy, or the retailer it was purchased from to avoid shortening the lifespan of such a durable pen.

[imadeadend]

I'd strongly recommend only doing this if it's completely necessary. The threading on the piston is very weak plastic, and every time you hear that "clicking" sound when you unscrew it, there's a very good chance that you can be damaging them. If you ever disassemble the 2000, It's almost a certainty that the top two piston threads will beruined. If you ever purchase a 2000 where you discover that it wasn't assembled properly, I'd go ahead and return it to Lamy, or the retailer it was purchased from to avoid shortening the lifespan of such a durable pen.

 

My 2000 is over 40 years old and I have taken it apart numerous times and I must say that has never happened. I also own over 20 vintage Lamy pens that have the same design only made from weaker material, and even they have no signs of wear on the threads at all (these are 50-60 year old pens!).

 

The creaking is not actually the threads I believe, it is one of the internal parts of the piston. These are made to be dismantled, and hold up extremely well!

[1984Drew]

I hope that is the case with others. I am speaking from seeing returned pens where customers ruined the threads while dismantling them. It's a very sad thing to see a destroyed 2000!

[Orangecicle]

I hope that is the case with others. I am speaking from seeing returned pens where customers ruined the threads while dismantling them. It's a very sad thing to see a destroyed 2000!

 

 

While I certainly hear what some say about taking a pen apart when the user doesn't know what they are doing, there is a subset of those in this hobby that enjoy the mechanics of the objects of our desire. I grew up on a highly mechanized farm. Now that I'm a few decades removed from that environment, I can say that I really, really miss working on things. I would much rather buy things that I can work on myself rather than buying things that I have to take to some specialist to fix. That goes for my cars, my motorcycles, and yes, my pens. It's why I own a carburated dual-sport motorcycle that once raced in the Sahara; it's one I can work on and fix -- anywhere. It's why I own a TWSBI 540. And, it's why I bought a Lamy 2000.

 

So, while I appreciate the input of those in the hobby that don't want to see such fine instruments destroyed, you also have to understand that there are those ill people like me that still have to take pretty much everything apart just to see how it is made and need to experience the personal satisfaction of being able to put it back together and make it work.

 

Maybe FPN needs to set up a special section for people like me to separate odd folks like myself from the general population. We could call it the "Don't Look Here" section or the "Don't Try This At Home" section or the "Mental Ward" section. Whatever. All I know is that when I have a technical question on a pen, this is the best place to turn to for an answer. By the way, my 2000 is back together and working, but I have a really odd desire to disassemble my Al-Star. :roflmho:

Edited April 11, 2012 by Orangecicle

[1984Drew]

That's very cool, Orangecicle -

 

That bike sounds like it's the AK-47 of motorcycles!