Nothing is unobtanium for a price....but you know me, I generally keep things reasonable and priced low. That way when I decide I don't like it, I can pass it on instead of having to buy a house.

I'm confused because it wasn't like that in the first set of pictures. Did it get jacked up during the troubleshooting, or were those pics of a different reel?

Well - the whole thing was a little confusing for us that were following. It seems he has two different types of reels. The type of reel that he posted earlier was a different type, more of an oddball. You can tell it is different because the lever has a little plastic lifter on it. Note the difference between the pics dirtflipper posted .

EDIT - Also - I'm a rookie who has just learned all about this, so I may (likely) be over ridden.

Never mind... I see it's a different reel.

Thanks to @Hoov, @Cash_Riprock, beadwindow and @SteveFury. The animation by SteveFury was particularly helpful. I just referred to this thread to fix a score reel on a Gottlieb "Big Shot" that was sticking in the 9's position due to too much switch tension. Thanks fellow pinsiders!