Holy jeesus.
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Quoted from dsuperbee:Neither did I. Out of all the issues my TZ has, this isn't one of em.
If your game still has the spacers in it, or you put them back in when you took your lock cage out, ten you don't have this issue. 
Quoted from Ferret:What spacers are you referring to?
I missed this question, and I'll share the link.. Start reading here -
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/a-newbie-restores-twilight-zone#post-2032446
..If you're going to take the lock cage out *anyways*, this is a lot safer than breaking welds, or sticking something to it, IMHO.. 
--Mike
Quoted from alveolus:Great info! Do you have a source for these spacers?
No; unfortunately. They're not even listed in the manual, which is the biggest inconsistancy with my game (and the other non-sample TZ I had) having them. But, right now I have locknuts on my posts - at the next re-waxing, I'm taking them off and going to use a regular nut. The locknut is too high, and causes balls to not pop out the entrance, but *fly* through the lock and auto-eject into the spiral. Oops.
Quoted from cody_chunn:Did you try the low-profile lock nuts?
I.. never heard of those. What are they? 
Quoted from cody_chunn:http://www.albanycountyfasteners.com/Nylon-Hex-Jam-Nut-304-Stainless-Steel-p/130000.htm?1=1&CartID=0
Like this one. They are like 1/2 the height of the normal lock nuts.
interesting, may have to try that..
Quoted from kpg:This is why I went with my method, it works 100% of the time and takes literally 1 minute to do.. and you don't even need to lift the playfield
Once the right size is there, it works 100% of the time. The last tear-down I had, I lost my last spacer and had to improvise. Washers fall off too easily, and even the spacers don't stay on well (likely why they got lost over the years?), so I thought a lock-nut would stay on and stick.
But yeah, if you're not taking the thing apart, then stick with this if it works.
1 year later
Quoted from Jvspin:The previous owner of my first machine claimed to be a TZ whisperer and said he made many functional improvements.
*snrk*
..Ahem. Sorry.
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