197X Smith Corona Coronamatic 2200 #8ELA 198744M
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 04-27-2026 at 02:46PM
Last Edit: 04-27-2026 at 04:08PM
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Description:
The 'dreaded' Coronamatic marathon continues. If they started at 100000, which would be typical, I put this one c 74-75. A new model for 73 with the 7000. This one has the detachable cord and color scheme for the mid 70s. These were still being sold at least until 1983 when the ads run out. Those are easy to spot with the bright color combos.
Derided because of the cartridge and usually because they are worn out and/or not serviced. There are 100-plus lube points with four different lubricants per the factory manual, but over on reddit, they run them dry and rat 'em out. Then wonder what went wrong.
1. Dial in some belts.
2. Replace the return bump stop and set up properly. There's a lock nut and adjuster there.
3. Dial the escape in. If the rubber silencer is still there, cut it out. This one has a silencer spring.
4. Grease the return gears.
5. Grease the return pinion drive, rack teeth and rack slider pins.
6. Dial up the main spring a bit.
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