Quoted from chuckwurt:Replaced the pawl, link and plunger on my GOT Pro right flipper. All was well until I noticed the flipper would get caught up sometimes. Brand new parts. I opened up the game and noticed that the pin that holds the plunger to the link was sliding through due to vibration and catching the flipper base plate when it would actuate. Weird.
So I hammered it back through, but 50-100 plays later it worked its what through again. I am trying to think of a way to mess with that pin to not let it slide through anymore. I thought about taking pliers or a wrench to bend it up so it cannot slide through, or try and bang it with a hammer to bend it in a way that wont let it slide through anymore.
Thoughts? Don't have time to order a new one.
On loose split pins sometimes you can hammer a small drill bit thru one side to make it a little conical then hammer it in.
It sounds like the hole is drilled too big and not compressing the split pin enough to make it permanent.