I really need some help or insight on this one, I got this Arax CM body off of ebay for relatively cheap, I knew going in that even these updated arax models still have a lot of issues but I said whatever. The inside is pretty dirty, but the main issue is the shutter speeds. On the slower speeds I think the slow speed module doesn't engage or it just doesn't work and the shutter fires really fast (not quite sure the exact speed) at some point there was also a grinding noise and when the shutter fired the first curtain would move slower than what it should, but the second would close just fine, but that noise and issue has since disappeared? There is also the flash mechanism, I had to bend it out of the way, and I'm not sure how it was originally supposed to go, and there is this spring on the top shutter gear that I'm also not sure how to fix. I got in contact with Arax and they quoted me $225 (minus shipping) for a full disassembly, reassembly, and a CLA, right now I don't have the money for that especially with shipping costs from the US to Ukraine and back, so I figured I'd try and give it a shot.

[https://repaircameras.org/files/kiev-88-repair-manual.pdf](https://repaircameras.org/files/kiev-88-repair-manual.pdf)

Here's the manual I've been using, so far I've found it a little confusing and it's not for the Arax CM, so there are some things that just don't make sense.

Arax CM Shutter Issues.