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Canon AE-1 Program Top Cover Removal

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Peel off the rubber finger rest pad. Remove the two screws, then lift off finger rest.
Use spanner (or similar tool) to remove winding lever lock nut, then remove advance lever and spring washer.
Lift off the winder coupler.
A circlip holds on the mode selector switch.
Plastic washer.
Done on this side.
Insert screwdriver in rewind shaft fork and unscrew rewind knob.
Remove the circlip that holds the ASA selector assembly together. Remove the brass washer.
Remove ASA dial cover.
Remove ASA dial.
Remove the plastic dial bushing.
All done here.
Remove the four screws indicated and the remove lens mount trim ring.
Remove screw on wind side.
Remove the two screws that were hidden behind the lens mount trim ring.
Remove the two screws on either side of the viewfinder.
Carefully lift off top cover. Be sure not to stress flash sync wiring.
Remove the two screws securing the viewfinder lens to clean pentaprism.
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