How to change Kiev-III rewind knob?

So far I have gotten away the knob itself, only one screw holding it.
But how to get the fork away? From inside film cartridge space? There is three screws, but so tiny and hard to get loose that I wouldn't try without knowing first...
And actually it is a Kyiv and not Kiev

Best regards,
Juhani

Juhani,

if you look from above you can see the piece where the top of the rewind knob was screwed in. If you take a closer look you can see that it is flattened on two sides (hard to describe). You take two smalls tongs (pliers?), with one you hold the fork, with the other you grip the flattened parts and screw it loose (normal way, left to loose it). It could be that there is a small set screw on the top part, I don't remember. Then the fork comes off.

After that you screw off the part on top with the two slits, then the part with the GOST numbers comes off. You can see two holes in the lowest part (the part you can turn for the measurement). If you turn it right you can see screws under the holes. Screw them off and the bottom part of the lightmeter comes off. I hope I have remembered all correctly :-)

Ulrich

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Thanks!
Stupid me, naturally the fork comes off just by screwing it off
Now the "Kyiv" is restored to original looks, luckily I did have a 1955 spare parts camera

Best regards,
Juhani

Here's the result

Best regards,
Juhani

Juhani, congrats, it looks really nice :-)

Ulrich

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Congratulations ;) Jean