Parker 75 Repair (Australia)

[chardon713]

Hi

This is my very first post ... so hope I am doing it right!

I have a Parker 75 where the threads on the plastic nib section are so worn that the barrel no longer securely connects.

Professional advice varies as to whether this can be repaired.

I would have thought a simple replacement of the plastic section would do it .... one repairer says it cannot be done (no spares for this model), another says I need a new section with new nib.

Grateful if anyone can advise

[FarmBoy]

You replace the section.

 

Which section you need will determine cost.

 

Sections are available.

 

Todd

[FarmBoy]

And nib units are easily moved.

[chardon713]

You replace the section.

Which section you need will determine cost.

Sections are available.

Todd

[the_gasman]

Yes, sections are available but may not be easy to find. You may need to do a bit of searching on-line, especially if you are after the mark 1 or 2 sections (that have the wide metallic bands near the nib end), which take the thin feeds. The mark 3 section (with the thin gold band) takes the thicker, finned feed/collector and is slightly more common. At least, that has been my experience.

 

If you assiduously follow Ebay auctions you occasionally (maybe that should be rarely) get a 75 with a battered barrel and/or cap but with a reasonable looking section. That's how I found a replacement section. I got mine by buying a Parker Premier that was rusty, battered, chipped, and (to add insult to injury) extravagantly and ostentatiousy engraved in gold with the name "Jim". It was a sad sight as it was a Chinese Laque Premier – in its day, one of the most expensive of the Premier range. Fortunately for me, when I got the pen my usual routine of flushing and US bathing did not reveal any trace of ink. I suspect that it was bought as a gift for someone with no interest in fountain pens and who never used it. I kept the nib and section but rather than put the cap and barrel in the bin I sent it to a restorer friend in case he could harvest something useful from it, like a cap clutch. What a humbling end for a once great pen.

 

Whether through a dealer, repairer, or by buying a sacrificial tatty 75 you may spend around £40 (or its equivalent in A$) plus postage. In fact, it might not cost much more to buy a fairly reasonable whole pen so you may have a judgement to make on how much to invest in a replacement part.

 

Cheers,

David.

[dadbar]

Try wrapping the thread with some thin adhesive tape. Start with one revolution and take it from there. This worked with one of my sections with bad threads.