Has anyone successfully repaired a broken mount on the right habitrail where it connects to the right slingshot post? I don't have the missing mount. The wireform shakes pretty good when the balls come whizzing down for multiball.
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Which warm frosted LEDs for the backbox:

- Pinball Life or Cointaker? Are they pretty similar when used in the backbox?

The inserts on my game already had LEDs installed when I got it.

Is there supposed to be a blue bumper pad at the top of the ball launch ramp? Mine doesn't have one...but I would think there should be...

I am having issues with my Turbo Scoop VUK. Besides the ball bouncing out 8/10 times, the VUK successfully kicks the ball into the turbo only about 50% of the time. The other times, the ball only makes it halfway up the wireform. The ball must be hitting something and losing its momentum. It doesn't appear that the backstop is in the way and the wireform is secure with no movement. Should the wireform be pushed towards the spinning turbo area, or pulled closer to the bottom flippers? It appears it can be adjusted about 1/4" or so.

Is the mod that Cliffy suggests the best one to keep the ball from bouncing out of the scoop? (the mod is to make the bend in the backstop about 1/4" higher than where it currently is to direct the ball downwards). I don't have a Cliffy on my scoop yet.

I do not currently have a Cliffy installed and I get a TON of bounce outs. Was the foam installed on the left side ball guide?

With regards to the ball not making it all the way up the wireform into the turbo, I am thinking that the ball might be making too much contact with the wireform early on, this slowing it down...other times it works great. I checked the four screws securing the bracket under the playfield and everything is solid. I am pretty sure it's an alignment issue with the trajectory of the ball, just not sure how to adjust. I will try and take a video of it.

Thanks

I don't feel any friction if I move the plunger manually, but it couldn't hurt to take it apart and clean it up. Also a good excuse to bend the backstop while I am at it.

Has anyone tried dropping the assembly down a bit with the use of washers on the underside? (Similar to preventing bounce outs on IJ mode start saucer.

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I have no idea what a draft excluder is. Please post a picture and more details of this mod. When the ball does not make it up the VUK on the first try, it always makes it on the 3rd try...rarely on the 2nd try. Weird. I still need to post a video of this...maybe someone can see the problem right away.

FIXED! The reason the ball did not make it up the wireform every time is because it was not centered above the plunger. The metal had worn away towards the front of the scoop causing the circle in the plate to become oblong. The red circle in the first picture shows where the ball *should* be sitting when properly on top of the plunger tip. I have put in a piece of target backing foam for now to help center the ball on the cupped plunger tip. If someone has a better long-term fix, please let me know. The pictures explain the problem and solution....
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Great idea! I just posted this in the Tech forum. Here is the link in case others post additional solutions:

http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/vuk-problem-and-solution-ball-not-making-it-up-wireform#post-1475681

Most cabs are faded. Hard to say if the price is fair without seeing pics. I also don't know the price of pins in your area.

Has anyone here successfully prevented bounce-outs from the turbo scoop? The ball bounces out about 75% of the time on my game. REALLY annoying. I read the fix on Cliffy's website, but there aren't any pictures and I think the backstop on my machine was previously bent, so hard to know what it *should* look like after the bending mod.

If someone has a fix or has done the Cliffy mod, can you please take pictures?

SwedishC,

You may have me confused with someone else. I traded a machine for my Indy.

GORGEOUS!!! GLWTS!

anyone?

I do not have a Cliffy installed. I am guessing it's the angle of the backstop...just not sure what the best angle is. It not bounces out 8/10 times. I have to try and delay the shot from the upper right flipper just slightly so the ball hits the metal ball guide first, then travels into the scoop. This helps, but it's frustrating.

This is also how mine works. If I shoot a ball in the turbo and lock is not lit, the ball will be kicked out on to the ramp to the right flipper...but much slower than when multiball starts. When the two balls are kicked out for multiball they come FLYING down the ramp.

Anyone here looking to buy an Indy 500 machine? I am in the SF Bay Area.

Funny, that's how I got my Indy.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/indianapolis-500-owners-thread-everyone-welcome/page/6

Does anyone have a picture of what the turbo scoop backstop is supposed to look like after making the cliffy-suggested "bend"? I have tried using a round blue rubber on the backstop as well as bending the backstop, but the ball only stays in the lock about 1 in 7 shots (with and without the blue rubber)...which makes me want to walk away from the game half the time. I checked the flipper coil for the upper right coil and it is the one the manual specifies should be there.

I have a piece of drop target foam at the front edge of the scoop and the results are just as bad. I put the foam there to center the ball in the scoop, which works great!...if the ball ever stays in the scoop long enough...haha

There has to be a solution that works consistently 90%+ of the time. A weaker coil for the upper right flipper possibly? Some sort of rubber for the backstop that absorbs most of the ball's energy? (blue rubber seems to hard) I LOVE this game, but those dang bounce outs drive me nuts.

That's my issue. The backstop has already been bent before so I don't know what the original angle is. Does anyone have a picture of their backtop either before or after the bend was made?

+1 Not sure how long this game will last in this price range, but I don't see it dropping any time soon. To me, it's just a matter of time for people to play this game and learn the rule set. The fastest B/W pin of the 90's?

HELP: The Indy car mech that holds the ball during "pit stop" has too much play. When the coil is activated, the ball slips past the diverter every time, even though the plunger pulled in. It appears that either the spring that attaches the link to the plunger needs to be shortened, the plunger shaft needs to be shortened?, or something else. Either way, I believe there needs to be a stronger "hold" pull when the coil is activated.

Any ideas/fixes?

Thanks for the tip! Inspected and cleaned up the mechanism. Replaced sleeve. Still issue with ball slipping past diverter. Loosened hex screw holding rod to mech under playfield and adjusted diverter from the top side so the ball just barely fit through the gap during normal game play, but created a more forceful hold position during the pit stop. So far, so good!