Nikon EM Rewind Crank Broken

<p>I have a Nikon EM body whose rewind crank is broken, preventing me from opening the back door. Is there any way to open the back door to repair the rewind crank/knob? Please share your experience/knowledge regarding this "stuck" issue. Thank you all.</p>

<p>It's happened to me before. Assuming the stem is still sticking up, grab it with pliers and pull up. But if the stem fell down inside, take a large paper clip, straighten part of it and bend that end into a tight hairpin curve. Now reach inside the the well of the rewind assembly, keep turning the clip until it catches on the release, tug upward and you're good to go! </p>

<p>Thanks for yoiur suggestion, Paul. I will try your method to see if I can open the door and fix the problem.</p>

<p>A common problem with this cute,but fragile camera.<br>

You can prevent it happening again by adding a little quick-set epoxy resin to reinforce the under-engineered strength of the component.<br>

When these little marvels work,they are ,indeed,adorable.</p>

<p>Thanks for your input, Paul and Ian.<br>

I was able to open the film door by means of a paper clip with one end turned into a small hook, as Paul suggested. It took me about 2 mins to find the right location, exert some upward pullings and lo and behold, the film door sprung up.</p>