Mamiya / Sekor Auto SX 1.4 55mm lens reassembly help

[anthony_cicero]

I disassembled this Mamiya / Sekor Auto SX 1.4 55mm lens to clean out

the scratchy grit and ended up having to relubricate to achieve my

goal.

 

Now I'm having trouble putting these elements back together without

the focus ring being disconnected and useless.

 

http://www.imagekafe.com/image.php?image=c2ced.jpg

 

The order I'm going in is: screw ring (1) into ring (2), screw ring

(2) into lens face (3), then slide focusing ring (4) over lens face

(3). When I do this, focusing ring (4) is loose and doesn't turn

anything.

 

There are 3 screws with washers sitting in the middle of ring (2),

and they don't seem to properly fit into the holes in ring (2) from

which they came. I believe this has something to do with it, but just

looking at the screw placement, it doesn't seem like the screws would

affect anything. There are also 3 screws without washers in the 3

holes of ring (1), but they don't seem to do anything either, they

don't even pop out of the other side.

 

Any tips or ideas? Anyone done this before? Anyone have this SX lens

that could take a look at it?

 

HELP!

 

(and yes, I know I violated the rule of taking pictures as you

disassemble so that you aren't confused when it comes to

reassembly...lesson learned.)

[anthony_cicero]

Could it be possible that the yellow oil between the focus ring and its contact area was somehow holding it in place and providing enough friction to turn ring (2) without sliding around it at all? And that the silicone lubricant I now used isn't doing that?

 

I still can't figure out how those screws inside ring (2) affect anything.