Looks like your bolt plates inside your cabinet are stripped, or the bolts are.

You can replace the bolt plates. Easier fix is to to the hardware store, take one of your bolts and buy nylon lock nuts to put inside the cabinet - will tighten down very well and be nice and secure.

If I were you, I'd get these:

http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/01-11400-1

Get a whole set, replace all 4, and get new leg bolts while you are at it.

that's were the fun starts! you could probably manage to get them it without removing the playfield by lifting it straight up and having someone hold it vertical so you can get behind it.

Or, you could pull all the connectors from the boards in the back box to the playfield and pull out the playfield.

good luck

Its a pain in the ass with the PF in, but doable. Pull the playfield all the way out, but do not tilt up. Its a tight squeeze but can be done.

When you place your order, I would also get new legs. Silver would look better with the silver rails and lockbar than the black.

That is exactly why I recommended getting the nylon locknuts at the hardware store. I nearly killed myself trying to replace the rear brackets on my TZ so I went to the nylon locknuts. Work absolutely fine, and you can't tell it from the outside of the cabinet, but I guess the purest don't like that idea. But I've had them on all 4 legs of my TZ for a long time and never had to re tighten them. Just an option.

I put the HD plates in my HS and that thing was ROCK solid. I pulled the pf and it was MUCH easier then. I also drilled out the holes for the wimpy #6 screws for big honkin #12. Well worth the time and money.

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I'm sure there are a lot of takers, if your hate it that much just sell it.

Normally I just weld nuts to mine when that happens. You can braze them too. But, not everyone has the means or know how to do that. For those who do a good trick for welding is to super glue the nuts on first. That holds them where you want them while you get started welding. I just tack it and then weld it starting elsewhere. A C-clamp works too.