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Gottlieb shooter rods?

By ForceFlow

9 years ago

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#1 9 years ago

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I typically order most Gottlieb parts from PBR, but I really have not been having any luck with their shooter rods. I've ordered three of them at different times, and each time, they arrive looking like they were stored in a box of rocks--banged up, scuffed, deep circular grooves on the knob, and unpolished. I have sent them back each time, but what I've received back hasn't really been all that much better.

The whole point of a new shooter rod was to avoid having to bother restoring the old one, and just be able to install the new one and be done with it. However, I end up having to spend a lot of time buffing and polishing the new ones anyway to get rid of all the grooves, dents, and chips.

Is there another source for Gottlieb shooter rods?

#2 9 years ago

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KenLayton

In Memoriam

Olympia, WA

12y 83,400 5,965

Yup there sure is other sources:

http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/A-8833

http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/26310

#3 9 years ago

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ForceFlow

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9y 238K 31,374 268 14

Yikes, that's almost double the price. Any other options?

4 years later

#4 4 years ago

SBP

Scarpacifico

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4y 29,400 11 3

Sorry to be such a newbie, but I'm just starting to learn the ropes on fixing pinball problems and hoping someone can help.

I am trying to replace the shooter rod on a Cue Ball Wizard (1992). Will the shooter rod mentioned by Ken earlier in this thread work? (Link below.) Even with a wider search (Gottlieb 1990s machines) I'm having a hard time making 100% sure this is the right one and as this is a Christmas gift for a friend (installation included!) I won't have access to the machine again until the 25th.

Any info would be appreciated.

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/26310

Post last edited 4 years ago: “Realized I had left two words out of a sentence in the original. ”

#5 4 years ago

GPS

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11y 97,300 2,999

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Quoted from ForceFlow:
Yikes, that's almost double the price. Any other options?

Force, if I may please...From the sounds of things you have to at least spend an hour of your time to create a shooter rod that meets your expectations. If the shooter rods that KenLayton has suggested cost $15 max and they are according to your reply twice the cost of what PBR is selling than that would amount to $7.50 if my math is correct?? Now your time Force has to be worth far more than $7.50 an hour right?? Wouldn't it just be a whole lot easier to just pay the extra dollars and get the right part the first time and be done with it???

#6 4 years ago

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ForceFlow

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9y 238K 31,374 268 14

Quoted from Scarpacifico:
Sorry to be such a newbie, but I'm just starting to learn the ropes on fixing pinball problems and hoping someone can help.
I am trying to replace the shooter rod on a Cue Ball Wizard (1992). Will the shooter rod mentioned by Ken earlier in this thread work? (Link below.) Even with a wider search (Gottlieb 1990s machines) I'm having a hard time making 100% sure this is the right one and as this is a Christmas gift for a friend (installation included!) I won't have access to the machine again until the 25th.
Any info would be appreciated.
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/26310

Yes, that's the system 3 shooter rod.

#7 4 years ago

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ForceFlow

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Quoted from GPS:
Force, if I may please...From the sounds of things you have to at least spend an hour of your time to create a shooter rod that meets your expectations. If the shooter rods that kenlayton has suggested cost $15 max and they are according to your reply twice the cost of what PBR is selling than that would amount to $7.50 if my math is correct?? Now your time Force has to be worth far more than $7.50 an hour right?? Wouldn't it just be a whole lot easier to just pay the extra dollars and get the right part the first time and be done with it???

....4 years later...

PBR corrected the issue years ago.

#8 4 years ago

GPS

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11y 97,300 2,999

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Quoted from ForceFlow:
....4 years later...
PBR corrected the issue years ago.

That is good to know. Steve runs a great business. Whether four years ago or four minutes, more of a way of thinking Force.

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