Royal Rumble (WWF)
Data East, 1994I can't seem to get the crank tight enough to prevent the flipper bat from
gradually "floating" upwards after several cycles. Rebuilt flippers and original flipper bat. It wasn't an issue before I rebuilt the flippers. Pinball Life flipper kit.
Input?
Thanks!
It seems to move smoothly, haven't noticed a flat spot. Even when I have it cranked down very tightly, I can rotate the flipper bat either direction fairly easily.
Those should clamp around the bat shaft on Data East. They have to be very tight to squeeze down and hold.
That's it.
I have done my fair share or flipper rebuilds and know how tight to tighten the crank. This one is unique for some reason. Perhaps the return spring bracket that goes between the lock nut and crank is causing the issue? I noticed it is deformed, perhaps I can't tighten the screw tight enough (before screw head or tool stripping) to flatten that bracket out and still close the clamp right enough around the shaft.
I can pull the return spring bracket, any ideas on how to hold the spring, if that is indeed the issue?
Quoted from adalogue:Perhaps the return spring bracket that goes between the lock nut and crank is causing the issue? I noticed it is deformed,
I just did GnR yesterday and the spring bracket is not flat. it has two lips that go on either side of the crank. If yours is bad then you may want to get new ones if they are available. If not, the kit came with coil springs that can go over the plunger, but that is not ideal.
Quoted from adalogue:This one is unique for some reason.
I will add that it is unique in that it has girth, therefore takes more effort to tighten. I personally like this set up. Makes adjusting flipper position easy.
The DE ones are solid. The one thing Stern did better than Williams in my opinion.
I'm puzzled when reading this thread as I don't see where the op noted it was a DE before someone showed the photo.
If it's a b/w style pawl, the ones PBL sells are crap, sorry Terry, but they bend so easily when tightening. I thought they were all the same, but when pulling off original factory ones, they seemed much tougher to tighten and would not bend as easily when doing so. I spoke to Steve Young and PBR, and he noted his were to Williams spec, started ordering sets from him, and they are super strong just like originals. I only buy them from Steve now, plus they are much cheaper for kits and they kits have everything, every screw bushing, everything.
Not a plug for PBR so much, and I have bought lots of PBL, but for these, and flipper rubbers (red), they are just not as good from PBL.
Quoted from Atomicboy:The DE ones are solid. The one thing Stern did better than Williams in my opinion.
I'm puzzled when reading this thread as I don't see where the op noted it was a DE before someone showed the photo.
If it's a b/w style pawl, the ones PBL sells are crap, sorry Terry, but they bend so easily when tightening. I thought they were all the same, but when pulling off original factory ones, they seemed much tougher to tighten and would not bend as easily when doing so. I spoke to Steve Young and PBR, and he noted his were to Williams spec, started ordering sets from him, and they are super strong just like originals. I only buy them from Steve now, plus they are much cheaper for kits and they kits have everything, every screw bushing, everything.
Not a plug for PBR so much, and I have bought lots of PBL, but for these, and flipper rubbers (red), they are just not as good from PBL.
A game has been tagged in the thread.
Quoted from Atomicboy:I'm puzzled when reading this thread as I don't see where the op noted it was a DE before someone showed the photo.
I have ESP.
Replaced the coil retaining bracket that mounts to the crank, works fine now. Issue was a slightly deformed bracket for the return spring.
Quoted from adalogue:Replaced the coil retaining bracket that mounts to the crank, works fine now. Issue was a slightly deformed bracket for the return spring.
Congrats! That's good news. You didn't happen to have that spring bracket inside the gap on the crank, did you?
As long as it works now. Where did you get the new bracket? One of mine is looking a little tattered.
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