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Maiden Premium Newton ball issues

Monkeyboypaul

Monkeyboypaul

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So my Maiden has an issue.

The little post underneath the Newton ball has literally snapped off the threaded bar part of the newton ball. I was changing it for the newer post - a simple 2minute unscrew and rescrew job! But this is a pinball job, so it takes 3weeks.

I can’t seem to be able to get a good purchase on the metal ring or ball to be able to unscrew the damn thing!

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Is that loctite around it? If it's ballsed up anyway, a bit more pressure won't hurt it. As in localised pressure to the newton ball bar, say with a phillips head scredriver and a mallet.
 
Depending on what is exposed, 3 push up, 4 jimmy 8 down. I bet that was filled with loctite as above and your going to have to strength it out.
 
James said:
Is that loctite around it? If it's ballsed up anyway, a bit more pressure won't hurt it. As in localised pressure to the newton ball bar, say with a phillips head scredriver and a mallet.
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whack it in the centre?

I don't think they came with Locktite 242 on them, but the one i've successfully changed over does now :)
 
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Getting a grip on that topside ball is the ****er. I've wrapped it in electrical tape to try and stop slippage. Might need a bit more!
 
Monkeyboypaul said:
whack it in the centre?

I don't think they came with Locktite 242 on them, but the one i've successfully changed over does now :)
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Yeah knocking the post up. Did you get it NIB? Pretty sure loctite was being mandated on Pinside... if you’ve changed it, guess you have sorted?
 
cut a slot in it with a Dremel with a cutting tool

get a heat gun or soldering iron and heat the bottom of it up this will kill the loctite if there is any.

then use a flat head screwdriver to unscrew it. You shouldn't need much purchase.
 
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they didn't come with loctite but to get it to stay working the solution was to put it on the thread of the captive ball.
 
James said:
Yeah knocking the post up. Did you get it NIB? Pretty sure loctite was being mandated on Pinside... if you’ve changed it, guess you have sorted?
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No, there are 2, the one down by the orb came off fine and replaced it easily. Added 2-4-2 to keep it on.

The mummy newton mech came apart with not much turning force.

I have a new ball and ‘ring’, so once I get this unscrewed I can rebuild it fairly quickly.
 
Neil McRae said:
cut a slot in it with a Dremel with a cutting took

get a heat gun or soldering iron and heat the bottom of it up this will kill the loctite if there is any.

then use a flat head screwdriver to unscrew it. You shouldn't need much purchase.
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Cut the slot where?
 
On the underside where the rest of the cam is.


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And they’re out... the little stubborn slippy metal bastards.

2 visegrips, 1 above around the ball, the other below slowly turning the circular metal piece.

Slow going. It was the Mummy target, which didn't help.

The orb target swap was a piece of **** compared with this.

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Monkeyboypaul said:
And they’re out... the little stubborn slippy metal bastards.

2 visegrips, 1 above around the ball, the other below slowly turning the circular metal piece.

Slow going. It was the Mummy target, which didn't help.

The orb target swap was a piece of **** compared with this.

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Pinball is easy :)...............................................................................................................................apparently..............................
 
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