How does one adjust the M6 shutter release travel?

My M6 has a long and jerky shutter release. If I press it down and up once without releasing the shutter it then becomes quite smooth to release. I have ordered a Abrahamsson soft release, however that won't shorten the travel. I have read somewhere, the LUG I think, that it is possible to adjust the travel length of the shutter release. Can someone enlighten me on how exactly does one go about this? I don't want to send my little baby away again to Leica for another few weeks wait.

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Thanks in advance.

How old is your camera? The fact that the shutter is jerky in its

travel would seem to indicate that it is time for a CLA.

John, the camera is an early 95. It was sitting on the dealers shelf

for a couple of years before I bought it. The shutter release is

nowhere near as smooth as the M6 TTL 0.85 I recently bought. It's due

for CLA and I should be getting this done.

As far as adjusting the shutter release travel is concerned I think

it is too long on the M6 TTL as well and I would like to know how to

adjust it myself if possible.

Well, you could get a Dremel Moto Tool, with a metal grinding bit,

and ............

Well I am not a repair technician and I would consult one before

doing anything myself. If it needs a CLA, see if they can adjust it

then.

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The shutter release "knob" moves a "release rod" pushing

against a flat spring that actuates arresting lever "A" (first curtain

away, Captain), and through another series of linkages,

arresting lever "B" (second curtain held until further orders from

timing mechanism, Sir) to start the whole shabang working. This

flat spring is located by the mainshutter rollar assembly in the

bottom of the camera. It seems to me that the flat spring could

be bent to adjust the release point of the shutter release knob.

How this would affect the meter "on" switching I cannot say.

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Cheers

I've just got my M6 back from a CLA and the shutter release is as

smooth as silk so is the the film advance lever operation. I asked

the technician to adjust the travel length and it seems shorter and

it's definately lighter as well. I'm a happy Leicaphile once again.

You got all that done in 4 or 5 days? Wow, who did the CLA that

quickly?

Had it done by Leica, New Zealand. They did it quickly as a special

favor. I noticed the other day however that the shutter release

collar has had a tiny amount of black paint applied in a very thin

line for about 1/3 of it's circumference. I assume the repairman

marked the collar while removing it. I'm not going to complain about

it because it really is hard to spot (need a loupe to see it although

my finger can detect it) and the camera is as sweet as now even

better than the new TTL I bought.