(Topic ID: 319954)

How to remove WPC hinge bolts?

By pinheadpierre

1 year ago



Topic Stats

You

Linked Games

Topic Gallery

View topic image gallery

DC004E92-3573-4401-9A51-D21621DE6EFA (resized).jpeg
D037BD55-7B08-4F95-B41B-A02CD10B08C7 (resized).jpeg
#1 1 year ago

I am stripping my Funhouse for repair and new decals. I’ve gotten stuck trying to remove the backbox hinge bolts. The allen head inner parts are really tight. So tight that I question which direction I should be trying to turn them. Looking at the bolt from the allen head (interior of cabinet), I’ve been assuming righty tighty, lefty loosey, but I really don’t want to wage a war in the wrong direction.

Any advice?

D037BD55-7B08-4F95-B41B-A02CD10B08C7 (resized).jpegD037BD55-7B08-4F95-B41B-A02CD10B08C7 (resized).jpegDC004E92-3573-4401-9A51-D21621DE6EFA (resized).jpegDC004E92-3573-4401-9A51-D21621DE6EFA (resized).jpeg
#2 1 year ago

Pretty sure they are standard threads. The bolts on my FT were stuck a bit too, just had to use some careful persuasion.

#3 1 year ago

Yeah, nothing weird. Turn the allen head part counter clockwise to loosen. Maybe some WD-40 or something?

#4 1 year ago

Yup - standard threads. I hit it with a heat gun, let it cool a bit and cranked hard on it. Made a LOUD pop when it finally broke free.

Promoted items from Pinside Marketplace and Pinside Shops!
€ 69.00
Pinball Machine
Multiball mods
 
$ 79.99
Cabinet - Armor And Blades
PinGraffix Pinside Shop
 
Wanted
Machine - Wanted
Bethel Park, PA
$ 69.99
Playfield - Toys/Add-ons
Lighted Pinball Mods
 
$ 9.95
Eproms
Pinballrom
 
$ 26.99
Lighting - Interactive
Lee's Parts
 
$ 399.00
Cabinet - Decals
Mircoplayfields
 
$ 14.95
Playfield - Toys/Add-ons
ULEKstore
 
$ 25.99
Lighting - Led
Lee's Parts
 
$ 1,059.00
Pinball Machine
Mircoplayfields
 
$ 59.99
Playfield - Toys/Add-ons
Lighted Pinball Mods
 
$ 27.95
Eproms
Pinballrom
 
$ 45.99
Lighting - Interactive
Lee's Parts
 
$ 22.50
5,500 (OBO)
Machine - For Sale
Haledon, NJ
8,000 (Firm)
Machine - For Sale
Reno, NV
$ 170.00
Displays
Digipinball Shop
 
From: $ 9.99
Eproms
Matt's Basement Arcade
 
$ 25.99
Lighting - Led
Lee's Parts
 
$ 17.95
Playfield - Toys/Add-ons
ULEKstore
 
$ 225.00
Lighting - Interactive
Professor Pinball
 
$ 15.95
Playfield - Toys/Add-ons
ULEKstore
 
$ 10.00
Playfield - Toys/Add-ons
UpKick Pinball
 
5,500 (OBO)
Machine - For Sale
San Martin, CA
$ 29.95
Great pinball charity
Pinball Edu

Reply

Wanna join the discussion? Please sign in to reply to this topic.

Hey there! Welcome to Pinside!

Donate to Pinside

Great to see you're enjoying Pinside! Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Please consider a donation to Pinside and get anext to your username to show for it! Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+!


This page was printed from https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/how-to-remove-wpc-hinge-bolts and we tried optimising it for printing. Some page elements may have been deliberately hidden.

Scan the QR code on the left to jump to the URL this document was printed from.