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Why are williams two way joysticks so expensive and hard to find?
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LeedsFan:
I've used the repro stick linked to above from Arcadeshop.de in my Defender bartop. Yes it's expensive... but it's all steel and it plays great. The balltop is a 6mm standard thread so you can put on any other standard type. If anyone does buy this be warned that the standard issue ball top is quite small (30mm) and a matt red. I luckily ordered a Sanwa 35mm balltop to match the buttons I was using and it turned out to be a good idea.
boardjunkie:
For real worn pivots like that you could always source some bronze sleeve bearings that fit the center shaft and enlarge the hole in the frame to fit the OD of the bearing.

20 Years ago I did that as well as shimmed the shaft so there was no slop in the square block it goes into. I also used a flat spring steel centering spring to return it to exact center (it rode against the square part). It felt really nice....
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