GRAFLEX - Graflex 22 Service

Comprehensive service manual for the Graflex 22 twin lens reflex camera, a professional medium format apparatus shooting 120 film. This workshop manual delivers complete procedures for systematic disassembly, maintenance, and reassembly of this precision instrument, making it essential for hands-on restoration work. The troubleshooting guide addresses common failure modes with a detailed diagnostic table covering back latch spring issues, focusing knob backlash, focus drift, and lens misalignment — each with specific remedies. Step-by-step disassembly instructions walk through the camera body, focusing hood, back cover, and focusing mechanism, then progress to separating major subassemblies including the front standard and case components. Cleaning protocols specify trichloroethylene for removal of old lubricants and deteriorated cement. Reassembly guidance emphasizes critical optical alignment procedures for the 85mm f/3.5 color-corrected hard-coated lens and related elements. The manual covers models 200, 400, and 400F with detailed notes on their respective shutter variations and mechanical differences. A complete parts list with reference numbering enables accurate component identification and ordering. Indispensable for camera restoration specialists, service technicians, and vintage photography enthusiasts maintaining or restoring this classic medium format system.