I had the game at work for a while. My pin coworker slayed the beast I think. As he was very excited about it they all miss the game :/

Just picked one up!

I was thinking the SAME thing

If you do it like JM -> Matrix, you could sand the PF (easy to find a blown out one, probably). Then could change out the insert colors to do the heart or swords, etc.

not really but vp forums has a picture
http://www.vpforums.org/index.php?showtopic=22167&hl=gladiators

Anyone do any mods to theirs?

Zelda.....can't wait to go to sleep and dream of it maybe even the twilight princess

my friend freaking loves this game and wants it at his house over all the sterns.....wtf? I love me some gottlieb, but I'd take waterworld

Since Gladiators has 4 flippers and I need a rebuild. Do I need two of these kits?

http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/MA-9296-KIT

#MA-9296-KIT

includes - MA-1790 and MA-1791
But the picture obviously only shows 2 flipper rebuilds, not 4.

Ha, we moved gladiators to his house. Now for me to fix it up. needs a flipper rebuild and opto's fixed at L

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Question. I got the plastic and protector kit from steve at PBR, but not sure where most the plastics go. Is there a picture of any with them in? There are a few larger clear ones and a small gray one

Yup! Done two games. If the flippers are not staying then the set screws on the flipper shaft are not tight enough. This was the case on one of mine too. Had to keep tightening after some plays.

Also a tip / fyi. The pre built optos at PBR do not fit. Buy the led optos loose (send/recieve) and install them into the original boards by hand.

Found the locations of the protectors. Both back corners of the pf under the ramps. The gray piece goes on the side of the left ramp, riveted on.

Question though. Anyone have info or tips on adjusting the moving catapult ramp? How to keep it centered and the left to right movement? The manual does not have info on this.

So the motor under the pf, has no "switches" it is on a rotating movement.

Sw30 is the switch above the pf that the ramp hits. I can't find what it means. If it is the "middle" above the hole or at one of the sides. I'm trying to center my ramp and it's been a journey.

Thank you so much zen!

I have a question though. Just got home and my ramp clicks the switch mmm more in the middle and when it swings to the left. When the ramp itself swings to the right the arm unclicks and moves away from the switch.

Is this correct?

I can take video or pictures. Just want to verify when the switch should be "switched"

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Ahhhh, I did some poking around. My solenoid test only runs a 1/2 turn every press.

So the switch I took a pic of is what tells the relay below attached to the motor to stop, so it can stop after swinging. So I had to bend mine in a tad so it stops over the hole, it was always going to the right of the saucer. Now the ball just bounces out when dropping so I'll be trying to put a felt sticker or something on the end of the ramp.

Thanks for the help.

I need a favor from the Gladiators club.

The person who bought my game has/had the machine gun issue. I think it is the hold coil (as someone pointed out above ). But can someone take pictures of the two lower flipper mechs? right/left.

I did a full flipper rebuild (all 4), but he says one is orange and one is red...so I'm sort of confused as I want to say they were all the same from PBR...

I just confirmed PBR flipper rebuild did not include coils. I thought it did.. Ok, so can someone just confirm which coil should be used stock? I'll message PBR as well.

EDIT: Confirmed by PBR, the left is a red the right is an orange....I find that odd but whatever!

The left "sling" on the Gladiators broke. I don't have access to the machine atm, does anyone know the part(s) to replace the metal and plastic piece for that assembly. Not having the manual on hand makes Gottlieb stuff hard.

Parts broke from owner:
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What I found/think?
PBL:
Here is there breakdown of the assembly I think is it
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Part 10 - GTB-20207 - metal plate the face is on
part 1 - GTB-20210 (clear target face)

stuff from marco but not looking correct
left kicker cam
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/20297
plastic target face
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/20210P

EDIT:
Here is the metal part I think from Marco
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/A-20207

The black push pins get pulled up and then you can lift the yellow cap off. This will give you access to the bulb.

IIRC, all pinball and gladiators should act as your right button.
partial press and the lower flipper goes, press more/all and the lower stays up and the upper flipper flips. This is for staging etc.

Yeah, I remember both mine working like that. My old one I sold is coming back for a fix so I’ll have it sometime soon ish

I have a gladiators and the ramp isn’t moving much. Is the shaft into the motor Mech arm supposed to have set screws ?

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awesome! thank you. I'll hit the hardware store and see if they have any set screws. Probably have to freaking get a ton of small sizes to see what fits.

Oh dang, the set screw isn't the hole I thought, it is (in my pic) on the end of it, on the right side. I just had to tighten. HOWEVER, the manual doesn't discuss how to adjust, operation, parts or repair of that moving ramp.

The ramp keeps hitting one side or the other when I try to adjust some. Any tips?

The switch arm that is touching the ramp arm, where should that click? Above the scoop?

I find it very odd the manual doesn't have the operations of that ramp. IIRC waterworld had some good documentation on the DEEZ motor assembly.

Well I suppose as long as the ramp isn't hitting the sides anymore I'll be happy for now.