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Wanted WH20 Playfield slide lock piece
- Thread starter Tyke
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- Jul 21, 2011
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Don’t think that’ll help. Tilt the playfield without using the catches.
Then examine the mechanism. Check that the arrow shaped bit is free to move and springs back into the closed position freely.
Then examine the mechanism. Check that the arrow shaped bit is free to move and springs back into the closed position freely.
If the above does not sort it .....
These mechanisms can get bent out of shape over time if abused.
If the pegs attached to the side of the cab are tight, they should be ok, it is the runner/ arrowhead structure that bends. If you pull too hard to engage the click, you can bend the end stop, increasing the angle on it from the original 90 degrees. As this happens, folk pull the mechanism even harder to engage the click making it all worse.
It is years since I straightened one. From memory I fear that it was playfield out, remove the metalwork from the PF and it required some persuasion with a hammer and / or vice to straighten it.
Worked perfectly after that
These mechanisms can get bent out of shape over time if abused.
If the pegs attached to the side of the cab are tight, they should be ok, it is the runner/ arrowhead structure that bends. If you pull too hard to engage the click, you can bend the end stop, increasing the angle on it from the original 90 degrees. As this happens, folk pull the mechanism even harder to engage the click making it all worse.
It is years since I straightened one. From memory I fear that it was playfield out, remove the metalwork from the PF and it required some persuasion with a hammer and / or vice to straighten it.
Worked perfectly after that
hopefully that will do the job.
Thanks again for the help Just re bumping this post. I fixed the mechanisms to allow the playfield to lock so that’s all good.
Those bits I circled in the original post I guess are to help the playfield run smoother along the wooden rails? Does anyone have a pair as I don’t have them on my playfield and the wooden rails had been eaten by the playfield digging into it.
Those bits I circled in the original post I guess are to help the playfield run smoother along the wooden rails? Does anyone have a pair as I don’t have them on my playfield and the wooden rails had been eaten by the playfield digging into it.
