Hi,

I'm in the middle of doing a full stripdown and refurb of my Data East Rocky & Bullwinkle.

During the process i've found rubbers placed in places that don't make any sense, for example there is one which runs between two posts just near the entrance to the Mystery Award hole. It makes no sense because the path of the rubber is actually mirrored by one of the ball guides too.

Does anyone have any photos taken during a teardown which shows the position of the various support posts please?

If so i'd love to see them as it might clear up some confusion i've got regarding what goes where. I've checked the manual and as is often the case i'm not sure that's entirely accurate either.

Thanks

I think we're talking about the same place Firebrand.

Just seemed a little odd as there's also a ball guide running the exact same route as the rubber. Now obviously I realise that the guide isn't bouncy so perhaps it's meant to be this way.

Here's how the posts look on mine.

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Also, between the pops there are a couple of posts which had a rubber between them. I think these are correct but i'm going to swap them out for a couple of red star posts.

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I'll try to find the photos of the other areas I had in question.

Thanks for the tips Firebrand - i'll be sure to keep them somewhere safe.

I've pulled the nails out for now as i'm doing a full shop-out on my machine. The entire thing is getting stripped, cleaned and then put back together.

Debating whether to strip the mylar at the moment and have it clear-coated instead.

I'll post up most pictures of the playfield and the questions i've got soon.

Ok, here's another one.

This photo shows a horrible hack someone had done to my R&B. The outer loop gate is held in place by a screw which has actually been screwed into the playfield in a position where it shouldn't be.

I've removed this and used a nut and bolt to secure it only to the plastic for now; but i'd be interested to see how it's fixed on other peoples machines. Anyone else got photos of this part they can share?

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Thanks Firebrand.

My playfield has been stripped down now so I plan to have the hole left by that long screw filled in and touched up.