Feel free to rip off anything you like from this guide.
A few notes about getting started. I find that it's easiest for me to just get a bunch of paper cups, write the name of the playfield part I'm working with on the paper cup and then throw all the screws and nuts into that cup. I find that if I have a cup for say the sling shot plastics, when I go to reassemble it's pretty easy to deduce what goes where. Pictures are always a big help. Also, whenever possible put the screw or nut back into the part it came out of.
Also, before I begin I lay a while towel in the bottom of the cabinet. When parts drop they are much easier to find.
And take plenty of pictures. If you have a digital camera, go overboard, you can always delete them after things are back together.
And lastly, I found this a rather easy pin to shop. Things come a part in logical manner; everything you need to remove has connectors (except for the pop bumpers). There are no big surprises and the order is not that critical.
Parts to have on hand
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Replacement plastics if you can get them. The skull plastics are usually broken.
Bulbs - thirty or so #44 or #47
twenty #555 a few #89 flashers Rubber ring kit - see chart at end
Replacements for anything that is obviously broken, pop bumpers, for example.
Starting pictures:
And here we go
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Remove 4 balls.
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Raise playfield and disconnect wires to ramps (basically any wire running
though a hole to the top of the playfield). Make sure all wires can come
up through the holes without any encumbrances. Label connectors so
they will be easier to reconnect. I use a sharpie permanent ink pen
and use the letters of the alphabet - a,b,c...
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Remove "relight kickback" plastic on left side of playfield.
Two 7/8" machine screws.
Three 1/4" plastic spacers between plastics. -
Remove left slingshot plastics and habittrail.
two 1/4" spacers with washers on the top
washers on top of post to habitrail under plastic and on top of plastic
washer on top of left post and fender washer on top of right one -
Remove "Jump Ramp", short clear plastic ramp between the volanco and the large
plastic ramp.
washers on top and bottom of posts.
hex standoff rear of left jet bumper is 2-1/2" male-male
hex standoff by "super score" insert is 2-1/2" male-male -
Remove clear plastic ramp on right side of playfield, but FIRST remove
drop divertor assembly by raising the playfield and removing the coil
bracket. Remove the assembly through the bottom of the playfield.
4 standoffs:
bottom on top of right slingshot 1-1/4" male-female
to the right of "skill fire" insert 1-3/4" male-male
next to left pop bumper 3-1/2" male-male
next to rear pop bumper 3-1/2" male-male with washer on top of playfield -
Remove right slingshot plastic. Spacers like left slingshot.
Washers on top of all the posts.
NOTE: Longer metal post in rear of slingshot 2-7/8" rather than 2-3/8". -
Remove plastics on pop bumpers and around them
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Remove left ramp in front of gorilla.
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Remove gorilla in left corner - washers on top and bottom.
The gorilla is only supported by it's two arms, so there is a good chance that one of the arms will have cracked. Make sure you fix this as you need plenty of support to hold the gorilla above the ramp, so balls launched from the two-way up kicker into the arm will roll out the other side. -
Remove plastics under gorilla.
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Remove "Y" metal things
two 3/4" machine screws with star washers -
Remove volcano
Washers under nylock nuts in back
washers on top of right rear post -
Remove plastics under volcano.
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Remove plastic by shooter lane.
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Take off apron - NOTE must remove screws in back of apron.
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Remove star posts - NOTE - posts differ from sling posts 2-1/8" long
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Hex standoffs
left rear land guide is 2-1/2" male-female
in front of gorilla is 3-1/2" male-male with washer on bottom
on metal guide on left side is 2-1/4" male-female with washer on bottom
right rear on playfield is 4-1/2" male-male with washer on the bottom
rear of left jet bumper is 2-1/2" male-male
by "super score" insert is 2-1/2" male-male -
Raise playfield and remove under-playfield with the gorilla in it.
remove light assemblies from left and right sides.
Remove 3 connectors.
Remove 8 sheet metal screws
NOTE - put pinball back in it when you reinstall it. -
Remove playfield window - 8 nylock nuts.
Light bulbs - 25 #44 (or 47's) and 7 #89's on playfield.
Pictures:
Shipped with Black rings and Black flipper rings
| Rings - Inside Diameter | Quantity |
|---|---|
| 5/16 | 15 |
| 1 | 2 |
| 1-1/4 | 1 |
| 1-1/2 | 2 |
| 2-1/2 | 2 |
| Flipper (std 1-1/2) (blk) | 3 |
| Rubber Sleeve (black) | 9 |
To reassemble follow these steps backwards.
As you assembly the ramps, make sure you run wires under the playfield before you put the ramp in place.
It's also a good idea to run a lamp test once you've replaced all the lamps and before you start putting everything back.
Good luck - end of guide.
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