Replace 1969+ Gottlieb roll-pin pawls with the earlier clip type

From 1969 Gottlieb pawls hold the link between two plates with a roll pin, which is awkward to drive out and easy to bend shut, binding the link. This style is no longer made, while the earlier spring-clip pawl has been reissued and fits 1969 and later games without changes. Only the link's hole must be enlarged, or order plunger/links drilled for the old-style pawl.

Systems

• Electro-mechanical

Related tips

• Sloppy Gottlieb flipper: loose pawl collar or pin
• Sloppy Gottlieb flipper: worn shaft and shoe joint
• Gottlieb EM flipper rebuild parts
• Stronger flipper coils for Gottlieb EMs

Source: Repairing Electro-Mechanical (EM) Coin Operated Games to 1978, Part Two, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)