Note that when tightening the flipper bats on these games, you may need to use a fairly large amount of force to really tighten them up. A rule of thumb i read a while back was to tighten those screws with an alley key until you think you're about to snap the key. You don't have to hurt yourself tightening them--just be sure to give them the old college try though.

For the meantime it couldn't hurt to try the loctite, but you want to be sure you can eventually take the parts out for cleaning or replacement on the future. Use the blue loctite if you must, red is too strong for this application, imo. One other tip: be sure to hold firmly onto the flipper crank while tightening those screws! You want to use a considerable amount of torque, and you don't want to bend/pull/push anything else more than necessary while tightening those screws.

However, it sounds like the flippers may be due for a rebuild if the other suggestions don't pan out. It's possible they may be the original parts. Pinball Life is a very good company for replacement parts and they sell a full rebuild kit here: https://www.pinballlife.com/williams-flipper-rebuild-kit-041969-to-121979.html

I'd also recommend new flipper bats too: https://www.pinballlife.com/flipper-bat-and-shaft-assemblies-no-logo.html

Welcome to the addiction (er, hobby!)

Always come ask for help here if you run into any further problems/questions, there's lots of great folks here that will be happy to help you out!

Enjoy your pin!

Any time! Be sure to follow up here with any further questions or problems you may encounter along the way. Also, i recommend taking lots of pictures of anything you're going to take apart. They will come in handy later when putting it all back together. Take your time, and you'll be flipping again soon enough!

Good luck!

I think this one has a bunch of connectors between the head and cabinet that need to be disconnected if you want to remove the head. Have you removed the backglass before? You'll need to do so to access the connectors in the backbox, in addition to the bolts etc for removing it as well.

You must be extra careful though, as there are 2 big connector blocks (I think they're 36 pins each) that are keyed the same way--so it's possible to reverse the plugs and do a lot of damage to the game. Take pics, write on the connectors, whatever you need to do--but be sure to note which is which. If you are unsure, match up the wire colors on each side of the connector. Just *don't mix them up*. Post here if you have any uncertainty before turning it back on. Those connectors can be a bit difficult to unplug sometimes, but don't pull on the wiring--just the housings. There's probably gonna be a total of 7-10 connectors that will need to be unplugged. Note it's not the connectors to the boards you're unplugging, but rather the rectangular-shaped connectors you'll find if you reach into the opening in the center of the backbox once you've gotten the backglass off and opened the display/lighting panel.

Also there will likely be a metal, braided ground strap that runs from the cabinet up to the backbox and gets screwed down to the ground braid (or grounded metal plate) in the backbox. Might be a screw or a wing-nut holding it down, but there should be something there. You need to remove that for transport and reconnect it once you're set up in the new spot.

And the power cord! Don't forget to pull the power cord out of the cabinet and lay it into the cut-out on the cabinet before putting the head on! I've done that more times than I'd like to admit, lol

I think that should cover everything, but again--just post here if you have any questions along the way.

Also, here's a pic of the bigger connectors i was referencing earlier--you don't want to mix these two up (they are mixed in this pic--white should have gone to white and black to black. I just wanted to give you a visual reference)

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You're most welcome! It's really a wonderful hobby, and it's my pleasure to help you navigate your way into it.

Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress!

Nice! Hopefully that will being results, but based on what you saw you may want to consider a rebuild anyway. If that does it for now though, you should be good to go for the meantime.

Good luck!

You're most welcome! Good luck with the relocation. Just remember to take lots of pics of everything as you take it apart!

Take lots of pics! You may have to reach down the hole in the center of the backbox to grab the connectors.

Good job, that's terrific news! I'm glad i was able to help you out.

Always feel free to reach out to me here or privately if you have any questions moving forward, I'm always happy to help. Enjoy your game!!!