Hi,
Just to add to this post, Its a very tricky and fiddly part to replace,
however for anybody that is willing to change these parts themselves I have
several new of the new parts required , anybody needs anything please contact me
and I can checkout what I have.
I will only charge a very small amount for post etc.

Clive N


--- In NikonRepair@yahoogroups.com, Karim AMRANI <kamrani@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> The coupling between the lens's aperture and the meter is done via a
> small cable that winds up on a spring loaded drum (the drum's spring
> brings back the aperture ring back to f2) under the top cover (rewind
> knob side). The drum rotates as the cable is pulled or released and this
> drum is connected thru gears with the FRE (famous for breaking),
> integrating, via resistive tracks, 'info' from the ASA dial, exposure
> compensation and aperture to the meter.
> (I hope I'm using the right words and that this sounds clear... :))
>
> What you describe looks like a problem with this 'cable'. It might be
> out of its track, broken,... A problem with the drum is less likely (or
> maybe is it stuck ?).
>
> That should not be a difficult repair (read 'not that expensive') for
> someone used to it...
>
> HTH,
> Karim
>