Hi everyone - I'm fixing some worn out kickers on a Williams Earthshaker and just got some replacement parts in from PBR (plunger assemblies and coil sleeves). The new armature links on the tops of the plungers are thicker than the originals (look exactly like this one: https://www.thepinballwizard.net/playfield-parts/plunger-and-link-a-5103-515-5338-00/ ). It mentions in the description on that site that it is "an improved thicker link", but due to the thickness I cannot get the washer on and still put the clip into the indexed groove on the kicker assembly (see pics). Has anyone else ran into this? Am I supposed to abandon the washer or shave the armature links down (that seems counter intuitive if this was supposed to be an improvement).

If anyone has advice, I'd appreciate it. Thank you in advance!

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Any chance that using the clip without the washer would work?

I'll reach out to PBR in the morning. If he doesn't have an alternative I'll pop the roll pins and try sanding it down with some 180 grit. Thanks again for your help!

Was able to find a #10 nylon washer at a local hardware store that was thin enough to do the trick. Thanks again!

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