Found a tiny spring inside a Canon AE-1 that wasn't in the manual

I was cleaning the mirror box on a customer's camera and this little guy fell out. Spent an hour looking at the service guide before realizing it was just a leftover from a previous repair. Anyone ever find extra parts that shouldn't be there?

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shah.olivia16d ago

Wait, you're sure it was a leftover? I've had a few cameras where a tiny spring like that actually goes in the film advance lever assembly. It's easy to miss in the manual because the drawings are so small. One time I reassembled a Minolta without it and the lever felt totally loose.

coleman.jade15d ago

Ugh that spring thing is the worst. Did you ever get a camera back from a repair and it rattles? I had a Canonet come back with a mystery rattle for years until I opened it up and found a tiny ball bearing just rolling around in the bottom. It was for the film counter tension and the guy just forgot it.