What type of pen? Slimline, Cigar, etc?
+1Sounds like the transmission might be bad. Don't know if there is a way to fix that other than replacing it. When it goes back up can you twist it open again, or how do you get the refill to come back out for writing?
Could be the transmission is not seated to thy correct depth. Look at the nib (tip) when twisting the pen. The tip should extend so far and then drop back a fraction, this locks the nib. it doesn't then the pen will close with pressure on the nib. It could be a bad transmission if so you will need to disassemble the pen bottom and replace, use aq set of cheap HF transfer punchs.
James
If you are looking for a good set of disassembly tools run down to HF and pick up this http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=3577 it's there transfer punch set. It has a punch to fit just about every size pen. It works great. I have used it to take apart several pens, they just need a little persuasion sometimes.
+2. they work great and alot cheaper than the removal tools from WC, etc......:thumbs_up+1 on the transfer punch set :icon_thum
I am sitting here with the pen - I screwed the refill out just a little and then turned the trans - I could fill it lock - I then screwed the refill back in while the trans was still locked into the detent - then tried to turn the trans back out of the detent and it would not move - I can see the ring around the trans that you go by when you press the trans in but barely - am I in to far with the trans?I agree with Jim. If the transmission is seated to far in it will bottom out before it gets to the detent. One way to test this is to unscrew the refill a little bit and test it buy turning the trans like normal, you should see it lock into the detent.
To correct this problem you will need to remove the trans and re install it to the correct depth.
Jeff
I am sitting here with the pen - I screwed the refill out just a little and then turned the trans - I could fill it lock - I then screwed the refill back in while the trans was still locked into the detent - then tried to turn the trans back out of the detent and it would not move - I can see the ring around the trans that you go by when you press the trans in but barely - am I in to far with the trans?
So how do you go about removing the transmission with the punch set?