Troll leaf switch question... I searched this thread and found a lot of helpful info, but not to my specific question.

My right troll works as expected when hit. The left troll takes a very strong hit to register. I adjusted leaf switch and it helped a bit, but it's still a problem. I looked more closely at the working right troll, and I see that there is a small peg/post/screw in the top of the leaf switch (the one not on the troll), and this makes contact with the leaf switch on the troll. This peg/post/screw is missing on the flaky left troll. See attached pics.

I looked around in the bottom of the cabinet and could not find the part. [I only found a thumb screw - see picture also - any suggestions where this goes??? ] The manual (pg 2-22) does not show the peg/post/screw part on the leaf blade - I assume it is either force-fit or something else, and part of the leaf switch.

Anyone else have this happen? Any suggestions on how to best make this work without buying and replacing the complete switch? On my LOTR Palantir I would have already replaced this! Looking for a fix that doesn't require removing the troll....

left troll leaf switch (resized).jpeg

right troll leaf switch (resized).jpeg

thumb screw in cabinet (resized).jpeg

Thanks for the suggestion, Lloyd. Unfortunately, it looks like I have to remove the troll in any scenario, and based on a quick search, it looks like I may need to fix the existing leaf switch in some fashion, since the part A-21724 seems to only come as a complete assembly with troll head and is out of stock right now at Marcos and Little Shop of Games. Bummer.

Thanks again. I did not realize one could non-destructively pull apart the leaf stacks. Won't destroy my backup palantir switch, but will fix this now that I know how. Looks like this post (& thread) has the detailed info I did not possess!

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/building-re-building-leaf-switches

On repairing the troll leaf switch - a summary of my problem and solution. Thanks LTG

A local friend gave me a cheap leaf switch with the contact on the bottom (as shown in Pinball Life link from LTG). The leaf I needed was ~2" from bottom of stack (not contacts) to top. The bottom contact comes down too far and slightly to the side, and will not work in the troll mechanism. There is not enough clearance into the hole where the troll mounts on top of the plunger/actuator.

There was an unused metal contact in the stack on my troll. So I just put the new leaf in front of the broken leaf, cut off the bottom contact on the new leaf, & removed the unused contact. See photos. Back in business. Trooooollllllssssssss!

03 left troll leaf switch troll removed (resized).jpeg

06 troll before (resized).jpeg

08 troll leaf stack showing extra contact (resized).jpeg

09 troll stack with new and old leaf switch (resized).jpeg