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I have a Pelikan M600 (M400 size) and the pen functions just fine however the piston knob does not sit flush with barrel. I received the pen this way and I noticed that the piston was quite stiff and by lubricating the piston it now moves smoothly.

 

Perhaps when the piston was stiff the mechanism backed itself off of the barrel.

 

I am uncertain what I would need to do to get the piston knob flush with the barrel.

 

Please let me know if you have any tips or suggestions before I send it off to a professional. Also if you have recommendations for someone who could do this job quickly and affordably that would be appreciated.

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likely a simple fix with the right tool, which would screw in the piston mechanism (i know that MB has tools that do that for the 148/9).

 

see the following video of someone disassembling the M1000-you'll see the tool....

 

 

hopefully professor propas will chime in......

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"Writing is 1/3 nib width & flex, 1/3 paper and 1/3 ink. In that order."Bo Bo Olson

"No one needs to rotate a pen while using an oblique, in fact, that's against the whole concept of an oblique, which is to give you shading without any special effort."Professor Propas, 24 December 2010

 

"IMHO, the only advantage of the 149 is increased girth if needed, increased gold if wanted and increased prestige if perceived. I have three, but hardly ever use them. After all, they hold the same amount of ink as a 146."FredRydr, 12 March 2015

 

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Contrary to the modern Pel 800 and 1000 fountain pens, the Pel 600 piston assembly does not screw in the barrel.

Instead its fixed using a sort of snap-fit feature, using thin axial and radial ridges on the piston housing which grip/snap behind mating ridges in the back barrel entry.

Drawback is that these ridges easily deform -and even shear-off ! - after diss-assemling the piston unit a few times.

Once this occurred the piston unit easily pops partly out when the piston backs-up at the end of its down stroke.

You can restore its original position after screwing the piston fully backwards, holding the barrel firmly in one hand and then knock firmly with the palm of your other hand on the filling knob.

Be aware that the piston may easily pop out again when turning the piston completely down.

When the problem reoccurs you could decide to secure the filler unit with shellack in the barrel, or install a new piston housing.

Contrary to the screw in piston units of the Pelikan 800/1000, I would strongly recommend not to disassemble the piston units of the other Pelikan pens.

The snap fit fixation - being rather fragile - is surely not designed to do so.

Francis

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well how bout that:) learn something new every day!

 

thx for sharing

 

J

"Writing is 1/3 nib width & flex, 1/3 paper and 1/3 ink. In that order."Bo Bo Olson

"No one needs to rotate a pen while using an oblique, in fact, that's against the whole concept of an oblique, which is to give you shading without any special effort."Professor Propas, 24 December 2010

 

"IMHO, the only advantage of the 149 is increased girth if needed, increased gold if wanted and increased prestige if perceived. I have three, but hardly ever use them. After all, they hold the same amount of ink as a 146."FredRydr, 12 March 2015

 

"Surely half the pleasure of life is sardonic comment on the passing show."Sir Peter Strawson

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Francis you are a genius! That worked perfectly! Thank you!

You're welcome.

Simple but one has to be aware of the piston unit fixation method.

Glad i could help you out !

Francis

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