When separating the lanes sections, there should be a board (like a 1 X 4) screwed up underneath the formica at
the seam to join them together. It's best to take the 4 screws out of the front section. Best to do this first before
taking out the 2 long jointing bolts..
I know Ron mentioned the ball lift box separates, but to be truthful, it's not normal for the ball lift section to separate from
the back lane section. I've actually seen it where it's not only screwed, but also glued on. Years back, I had to change
one out, and it was a bitch. Had to pry it apart. I always leave the ball lift box and rear lane section as one..
14 footers are actually easier to move than 11 footers. The longest piece after apart is 8 ft.
When United first made the 14 footers, they made them one piece and they were not easy to transport to say the least.
I had moved one before. Shortly after production, Vendors must have complained, and then United made the 14 footers a
split alley. You don't see them often, but there are a few of the early one piece 14 ft. lane sections out there..

Yours had the lane connector, it was in the "scrap" pile you gave me. Lol

I broke down the ball lift motor tonight. I could barely turn the pully by hand. One of the 3 gears is seated in the back half (pully side) of the aluminum case and spins in the hole of the case. It was not spinning very easily. I popped the gear shaft out and polished the shaft and the hole it sits in. Then lightly greased the shafts and filled the case with oil. I assumed there was supposed to be oil in there since it had a fill hole on the side and a gasket between the 2 pieces of the case. Just played 5 games back to back and everything worked great. Just need to finish up some small stuff and do the stencils. I'm pretty psyched though.

Yes all the hinges are good and the cabinet straightened and reinforced.

Here's the culprit. Would barely turn where it was seated in the case.

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It was super tight and you could barely turn it by hand. Couple that with some heat after the motor ran for a while and slowly ground to a stop.

Nice work!

Great, thanks very much for the info.

Thanks Mopar, great information, the guy that I have purchased it from measured it from the back to the front and he said that it was 14 feet, so does that mean it is classed as a 14 foot machine? so maybe this one is a full one piece machine by looking at the photos, do you know how heavy it would be? could 4 adult men lift it onto a car trailer?
cheers
Trevor

Thanks for all the information everyone.
cheers

Because of the ball lift box, the rear of the lane section is quite heavy, but for sure,
you "Do Not" want to take of the ball lift box. You want to leave it as one piece.
Even a 14 ft. "non-split" alley, four guys can easily enough lift and move the lane section
once the head is off..
Once you pick it up, you may want to start its own thread..

Thanks Ron, much appreciated. Just waiting on Gary to cut out my stencils. Lol

I decided to get rid of the big switch stack below the lane and replace it with a toggle switch setup. Makes it way easier for servicing the game. Every time I had a problem it was always in the back of my head that it could be that switch stack. No more. First toggle is for the service light, middle is for the pin reset motor, and the 3rd is the ball lift motor. A before and after.

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Nice solution

Aright I have a question for you Mopar.

Recently my big ball bowler when playing two player the 2 player only gets one throw and then goes back to player 1.. What should I be inspecting?

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Let me guess. This is a riddle and the second player gets nothing but strikes (haha)..
Anyways yes, this one's a little different. When playing all players, it's only the #2 Player that
gets only one shot (of course without a strike being made)?..
I don't see how it could be in the Player Step Up. The only thing seperating the players is the
Strike/Spare Step Ups. It doesn't sound like the 1-10 Relay (in the Bank) is energizing, but sounds
like the score motor is making a complete revolution instead of stopping 1/4 way in the 1st position..
I'd maybe play all 6 Players a couple times to make certain it only happens with the 2nd Player.
If so, I'd try taking off the 2nd Player's Strike/Spare Step Up wiper and check then if it gives a 2nd shot,
but I would think chances are it happens to other players and the problem is in the 1st or 2nd Shot Relay
in the Relay Bank..

Yes, I played all six players and it also sometimes happens to the other players once in awhile too. Basically when you throw the ball once it skips the second ball and moves to the next player.

When you play single player it works just fine..

That's strange that it doesn't happen when playing a single player. I know some don't believe
in coincidences, but my guess would be that either the 1st or 2nd Shot Relay has a magnetic
relay coil plate, or the latch is worn. I remembering having worn plastics (what the switches
stick in) and caused it not to latch, or at least not latch all the time. I'm guessing that it is a
mechanical problem in the 1st or 2nd Shot Relay. I would carefully inspect those two Relays.
If they seem to be latching solidly, I'd say it has a magnetic relay plate. By placing a small piece of
paper between the coil(s) and plate(s) would answer if that is the issue..

Well, between Ron and I it was a long road to get to this point but I can finally say the restoration is complete(although I'll probably get a new backglass in the near future). I changed up the artwork slightly because the orange and blue pins kind of drove me crazy.

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Looks great!

Thank you

A bit of cool info thanks to Mopar. A 1956 United Bowling alley has a red trimmed lane, if it was made in 57 it has brown trim. So this is actually a 57! Always amazed by Mopars knowledge of these games.

And have a notion it extended into 1958, but nothing confirmed..
Yes, Jason picked up on this Quick! Good Job..
Now your Daughter has another classic to enjoy..

Thanks for posting that video man, game looks so awesome

Thanks for following guys, it was a fun project