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Quoted from vid1900:
Remember also that the existing indentations in the shaft will often **find** the setscrew tip and return the flipper to the wrong position.
Sometimes the only fix is a new shaft.
Swapping the left and right flipper shafts usually provides a fresh place for *one* of the screws to bite into. The other one may line up half-way with the old indention and want to pull it into there with the screw point, so for that one you can install a flat-tipped screw and just let it bite the half of the post that's there.
But I agree, replacing is the best option. Just MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE the flipper is in the correct position before cranking down the screws and putting a divot in the flipper shaft. It's pretty much impossible to fine tune that position with pre-existing divots in the shaft.
Remember also that the existing indentations in the shaft will often **find** the setscrew tip and return the flipper to the wrong position.
Sometimes the only fix is a new shaft.
Yup I have two brand new shafts, that's why I'm asking 
The old ones were pretty chewed up.
Remember also that the existing indentations in the shaft will often **find** the setscrew tip and return the flipper to the wrong position.
Sometimes the only fix is a new shaft.
That's why sometimes I need to grind that area of the flipper shaft of any previous bite marks from the set screws. It usually works pretty well. If not, then a new flipper bat is in order.
Remember also that the existing indentations in the shaft will often **find** the setscrew tip and return the flipper to the wrong position.
This seems to happen to me every. single. time. What a PITA!
Quoted from V_piscopo:
How are those new flippers?
I don't know what to tell ya... How are they not? 
Lining up flippers seems to be a real toughie. Well, I find it difficult and probably 70% of games I have bought do not ever seem to have flippers lined up properly and matching each other.
I usually get it right by a ton of trial and error and still not sure the best way of getting each flipper the same as with set screws loose. line them up in up position?
That's actually what I ended up doing last night. My set screws have cupped ends, not pointed, to they definitely wanted to "walk" as I tightened them down.
Quoted from polyacanthus:
That's actually what I ended up doing last night. My set screws have cupped ends, not pointed, to they definitely wanted to "walk" as I tightened them down.
You get a second shot by flipping left and right...
If its off by a small amount you can adjust the stop in or out to correct.
Fwiw
This has been discussed before and I believe there weren't any hard facts re settings, but people were 50/50 on it.
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