Ricoh YF-20 Super Button Mechanism Replacement

Unscrew the seven indicated screws from the left, right, bottom, and back sides of the camera.

Loosen the back cover from both the left and the right sides of the camera.

Open the film compartment.

Press your finger on top of the grey latch on the left side of the camera.

Use a thin object like a toothpick or a small screwdriver to push down on the metal pin holding the film compartment door in place.

Use your fingers to completely remove the metal pin.

Remove the film compartment door.

Using a thin shaft screwdriver, unscrew the two indicated screws within the film compartment.

Loosen the front cover from the left and right sides of the camera.

Remove the front cover.

The button mechanism is only attached to the camera body itself. Set the front and back covers aside.

Remove the one screw that holds the front face plate brace in place.

Remove brace.

Unscrew the four screws keeping the front face plate in place.

Remove metal clip.

After removing the metal clip in the previous step, the front face plate can be removed.

Unscrew the two screws that hold the button mechanism in place.

Press down on button mechanism to unlatch it from the camera body. When pressed down, the bottom of the mechanism should push outward.

Lift the button mechanism up carefully, removing the spring at the top of the mechanism from where it is attached to the camera body.

Remove the button mechanism.