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Introduction

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Step 1

              Repairing a Stuck Flint Wheel on a Zippo Lighter
  • Open your Zippo lighter and take the inside component out of the shell simply by pulling it out.
  • Be careful of the fluid that already might be in the lighter, it might leak out.

Open your Zippo lighter and take the inside component out of the shell simply by pulling it out.

Be careful of the fluid that already might be in the lighter, it might leak out.

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Step 2

  • Flip the lighter to face the bottom of the unit and locate the brass colored screw.

Flip the lighter to face the bottom of the unit and locate the brass colored screw.

Step 3

  • Loosen the brass screw with the flat head screwdriver
  • Unscrew the rest of the brass screw using your hand.
  • Unscrew the brass screw until it comes off and the spring beneath shows but do not take the spring all the way out.

Loosen the brass screw with the flat head screwdriver

Unscrew the rest of the brass screw using your hand.

Unscrew the brass screw until it comes off and the spring beneath shows but do not take the spring all the way out.

Step 4

  • Pull the brass screw and spring out about a centimeter or two to unhinge the steel rod located beneath the flint wheel so that the rod and the wheel are not touching.
  • If necessary, tap the unit to unhinge the steel rod

Pull the brass screw and spring out about a centimeter or two to unhinge the steel rod located beneath the flint wheel so that the rod and the wheel are not touching.

If necessary, tap the unit to unhinge the steel rod

Step 5

  • Follow the steps backwards to reassemble the unit and check to see if the flint wheel is unstuck.

Follow the steps backwards to reassemble the unit and check to see if the flint wheel is unstuck.

You have now fixed your flint wheel! Enjoy your Zippo Lighter!

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Nabiel Wahedi - Jun 28, 2016

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This made the problem even worse. The flint wheel is now unstuck but it can’t make any sparks whatsoever.

cool kid - Jan 4, 2021

me too it will not work i did the same and now it wont make sparks

Bret lauk - Feb 3, 2021

Did you change the flint aswell? Change the flint and put it back together, if it won’t turn after changing the flint then loosen the spring again.

jayanthkumarak - Jul 19, 2016

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You need to replace the flint itself in that case.

John Heard - Oct 17, 2016

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Wonderful instructions! AND IT WORKED! Thank you.