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Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum!

Need help to repair my late grandfather Parker Vacumatic Maxima (1938)

Having trouble unscrewing the section with the nib. The retaining collar at the other end came out alright with the special tool and a bit of heating.

But to push the rubber diaphragm out I need to remove the section with the nib.

Any suggestions? I've tried heating with the hair-dryer, which succeeded at the other end.

I've seen a video disassembling a Parker 51 but I'm not sure whether the nib section unscews in the same way in the Maxima.

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Hello Joe and welcome.

 

Can I suggest that you post again in the Repair section, the experts look in their regularly but might miss your question in Inroductions.

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Hello and Welcome to FPN!! So glad to have you as a member!! As noted by Beechwood the repair subforum will get a much quicker response, but I will tell you that I do not believe the section can be removed in a Parker Vac. Again Welcome!

 

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Hello and welcome to you from Manchester (Tier 4 😴) and hope this welcome message finds you and yours safe and well.

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On 1/8/2021 at 5:52 PM, JCP said:

Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum!

Need help to repair my late grandfather Parker Vacumatic Maxima (1938)

Having trouble unscrewing the section with the nib. The retaining collar at the other end came out alright with the special tool and a bit of heating.

But to push the rubber diaphragm out I need to remove the section with the nib.

Any suggestions? I've tried heating with the hair-dryer, which succeeded at the other end.

I've seen a video disassembling a Parker 51 but I'm not sure whether the nib section unscews in the same way in the Maxima.

Maxima.JCP.jpeg


Keep trying with the dry heat. The black section should unscrew from the striped section. You can also try soaking the pen in clean water up to the striped threads of the barrel. Sometimes dried ink keeps the section in place. If you have a small eye dropper,you can also drip water down from the filler end. Good luck. 

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