Sheaffer Statesman Cartridge Vac-fil repair, or is it dead?

[George86]

All,

 

I recently began my first vac-fil repair attempt on a Sheaffer Triumph Statesman.  Having watched several videos of how to do so, I began by ordering some supplies and then removing the blind cap.  When I unscrewed the barrel, I was greeted by an internal cartridge, something that I had not seen in my repair tutorial viewing.  I boldly (read: rashly) forged ahead, applying some heat to what seemed to be a natural seam between the cartridge and the section.  Only, when I finally removed the section, I had mutiple new issues.  I still couldnt remove the cartridge or the plunger rod from the barrel of the pen, there a previously undiscovered crack in the cartridge that some bonehead probably put there while trying to take the nib section off, and I'm not sure how to go about reattaching the nib section now that I have it off.  Advice?  Tutorials?  Have I completely junked this pen?

 

@fountainbel if you have any ideas I would love to hear them.

[Ron Z]

I've fixed these but it takes some lathe work.  You are likely best off looking for a donor pen from which to harvest the filler unit.