<p>The Citizen shutter mechanism is accessed from the front<br />The iris and shutter blades can only be accessed from the lens/shutter block rear<br /> <a href="http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/yashicaminister.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/yashicaminister.html</a><br /> again, we will need some special tools. The wires from the meter and flash you may not need.................I stop surgery on my Fujica when I looked inside the film plane, I don't think I can remove it. The camera repairman said it's the problem with the springs on mine, he just recoiled.</p>