World Fair
Gottlieb, 1964Does anyone know how to get this plastic part to come off? It's under the numbers wheel. I bought a new set of plastics from Pinball Resue and I'm trying to replace this piece. This piece does not want to come off. I loosened the 2 allen screws under the plastic and it still won't budge. I really don't want to take it entire assembly apart if I don't have to. Thanks.
From memory you need to remove the upper bracket below which supports the spin roto plastic. It is held by a grub screw accessed through the side of the supporting pop bumper body but you need to mark & retain alignment otherwise the ferris wheel car numbers when accrued will not line up on the spinner. If you do remove the bracket & pop body you should find a round spacer made of cardboard to replace where a pop skirt would normally be placed. These are often missing or damaged.
If I'm understanding you correctly, you're talking about the 2 allen screws under the plastic (above playfield) that are accessed through a hole in the side of the bumper around the 9' o clock position. I did loosen both of those but it won't budge. Maybe it's just stuck to the shaft from being so old. I'll be sure to mark the position and try again. Thanks.
Yes because the plastic is so close it is not easy to get a good grip. I believe I held the top plate while giving a slight tap to the centre shaft with a centre punch & that freed the top plate.
Quoted from wayner:Yes because the plastic is so close it is not easy to get a good grip. I believe I held the top plate while giving a slight tap to the centre shaft with a centre punch & that freed the top plate.
This is frustrating. I was trying to pry it up but now it's so tight the wheel barely turns by hand. I'll try a center punch.
Quoted from wayner:From memory you need to remove the upper bracket below which supports the spin roto plastic. It is held by a grub screw accessed through the side of the supporting pop bumper body but you need to mark & retain alignment otherwise the ferris wheel car numbers when accrued will not line up on the spinner. If you do remove the bracket & pop body you should find a round spacer made of cardboard to replace where a pop skirt would normally be placed. These are often missing or damaged.
Exactly this. Right down to the spacer. I had to do the same thing(s).
I'm confused. Are we talking a bracket below the playfield? I think what's happened now is since the shaft won't come loose, by me trying to pry it up, it's pulled the entire assembly too tight. So now the spring points are pushing too tight against the stepper rivots which is why it's hard to turn now.
Haha. Good one. It's not budging. Somebody must have glued it or used some heavy duty loctite. I tried WD40. I know that's a no no but I had to try it. No good. I also tried loosening the allen screws underneath the playfield to lift the whole shaft out. That didn't work either because there's an E clip under the gears that I can't get to without making this a major project.
Quoted from wayner:How was your cardboard spacer?
It's pretty worn. I emailed Pinball Resource but they don't have it.
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