Picked up a Stars project and going through to inventory what's missing. The good news is not much...but I'm having trouble finding a few things....

The whole left flipper assembly (aside from the bat) is missing. Can this be used as a drop in replacement?

https://www.pinballlife.com/full-flipper-assembly-for-classic-stern-machines-031980-to-021982.html

I have the lock bar but no receiver. Is trying to track a used one down my only option? I have a few local guys that have extra classic bally bars and receivers which I have no issue with, but can you just swap these between classic Bally and classic Sterns?

Ha hey I'm an old man at heart! Maybe I'll just replace both flipper mechs...as annoying as that is. I'll see if I can happen across a used one first.

On the lock bar situation I meant can I swap an entire bally assembly for a Stern one, so both the bar and the receiver would get flipped to a Bally. I wasn't sure if anyone had done this and the cabinet size/fit was the same...

Hope you're doing well man!

Thanks! Good call on the DE too that might be an option also! Bring me that TWD and maybe we'll talk ha!

Thanks! I have a buddy with the plate but I'd still need all the other parts...which I'm seeing is kind of a pain in the ass to figure out what the right part numbers are and what a complete list is...

Thanks, this is good to know. I may have a lead on a type 1 mech, but if that falls through I may just bite the bullet and grab 2 of the replacements from PBL and swallow the $120 ha. I don't really care about keeping it original, but if I can find a good replacement cheaper I'd prefer to try that route first.

What pitch do people have their game set at? Mine is around 5.5 and it seems to play super fast. Not sure if that's how most play or if I need to lower it down a bit.

Any tips on getting the chimes to sound...chimey? My coils are all working but the chimes sound a bit dull...more of just a click or thud than a nice chime noise. How do you get these "dialed in" so they sound good?

Ha that makes me feel a bit better...maybe this is how they should sound. My rubber pieces are pretty flat so I may try that. Should the bars have a bit of play in them or be screwed down firm?

I'll check that too...pretty sure mine are screwed down firm...could explain the "dead" sounds I'm getting.

Definitely sounds better after loosening up the screws a bit. I did notice one of the rubber pieces is missing and just has a washer in its place, so I may replace that next time I need to order some parts. Big improvement though, thanks everyone!

Possibly a dumb question here but my credit display is outgassing pretty hard. Can you just replace this with a regular 6 digit bally/stern display? I can't seem to find the one currently in my game anywhere.

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Awesome thank you! I have the manual but not that supplement - perfect!

Mine looks about the same and I tried all those along with simple green and didn’t make much progress either unfortunately.