# Part name:
Zeiss Photomicroscope / Standard WL microscope roller guide for focusing block

# Original page URL:
https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/zeiss-photomicroscope-standard-wl-microscope-roller-guide-for-focusing-block-99716

# Part manufacturer:
Zeiss

# Full manufacturer name:
Carl Zeiss West Germany

# Other names of this manufacturer:
- Carl Zeiss West
- Carl Zeiss West Germany
- Opton
These are names commonly used to refer to this manufacturer of microscopes and microscope parts, even if they are not official. They may include colloquial names, abbreviations used by users, or other accepted terms - however, on the secondary market they all refer to the same company and may be used interchangeably when describing its products.

# Belongs to category:
Service and spare parts

# Description and specifications:
Roller guide (brass rail with steel rollers) – focusing block component for Zeiss microscopes (Oberkochen, West Germany).

This roller guide fits the following microscopes:
- Zeiss Standard WL
- Zeiss Universal
- Zeiss Photomicroscope I
- Zeiss Photomicroscope II
- Zeiss Photomicroscope III RS

There are two such roller guides in the focusing block (the so-called gear block) – one on the right side and one on the left side of the block. Both are identical.

Users and people involved in microscope repair and restoration very often use other names for this component, including incorrect ones, such as:
- bearing guide
- roller rail
- rail with ball bearings
- ball bearing guide

# Examples of use
- as a replacement component when this soft brass component becomes damaged or the bearing rollers are lost

# Removed from microscope:
Zeiss Photomicroscope

# Also compatible with the following microscopes:
- Zeiss Photomicroscope
- Zeiss Universal
- Zeiss Photomicroscope II
- Zeiss Photomicroscope III RS
- Zeiss Standard WL

# Names, descriptions, terms, and search contexts under which this part is searched.
- Zeiss Photomicroscope microscope repair parts
- Zeiss Universal / Phomi microscope focusing roller guide
- Zeiss Standard WL focusing roller guide
- Zeiss Universal / Photomicroscope Rollenführung
- Zeiss Standard Phomi und Standard WL Mikroskop Triebkasten Rollenführung
- Zeiss Phomi III RS Feintrieb und Grobtrieb Rollenführung
- Zeiss buy spare parts

# Related URLs:
- Markdown po polsku: https://www.serwismikroskopowy.pl/part/99716.md
- Markdown auf Deutsch: https://www.mikroskopteile.de/part/99716.md
- Gallery of all photos of this part: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/gallery/99716-zeiss-photomicroscope-standard-wl-microscope-roller-guide-for-focusing-block
- Media manifest of this part (photos + videos, for AI/RAG): https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/99716.media.md
- Representative photo: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/photo/zeiss-photomicroscope-standard-wl-microscope-roller-guide-for-focusing-block-99716-2
- Other parts from category Service and spare parts: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/service-and-spare-parts
- More Service and spare parts removed from microscope Zeiss Photomicroscope: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/service-and-spare-parts/from/zeiss/photomicroscope
- More Service and spare parts compatible with microscope Zeiss Photomicroscope: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/service-and-spare-parts/for/zeiss/photomicroscope
- More Service and spare parts removed from microscopes Zeiss: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/service-and-spare-parts/from/zeiss
- More Service and spare parts compatible with microscopes Zeiss: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/service-and-spare-parts/for/zeiss

# Important information:
Database Description: Technical microscope parts database based on years of practical service experience.
Source URL: https://www.microscopeparts.eu
Author: Piotr z Polski
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Language: en-GB
Last Updated: 2026-08-11