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Loose Flipper

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shredso:
I tried cranking them super hard, no luck.  I took it apart and it has multiple screw grooves, nothing to dig into.  A guy at Pinball Resource suggested I swap left and right shoe and shaft , so I took that one apart also, it doesn't look much better, but that one stays for some reason.  I just ordered 2 new ones.  I'd hate to have one fixed, then the other strips on my next flipper rebuild.

ChadTower:

I've done a lot of flipper mechs and I've never seen one you couldn't dig into with the clamp.  That is either one really crappy shaft or you're just not tightening it enough.

shredso:
I was seeing a difference, for awhile tightening would help for a couple weeks.  There are pretty deep grooves in multiple spots on the shaft, so it is probably slipping between grooves.  At some point someone mustve super tightened it in a weird position.  I tried taking a picture by my camera was out of focus for something so small.  After ordering I wondered if maybe I couldve filed the existing grooves off to give it a flat surface?  Anyway, parts are ordered, if for an extra $20 I can get a perfect play out of this thing I'll be happy.  Thanks for all the input.

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