Repairing a stripped playfield screw hole

Steps

• First try a slightly fatter screw.
• If that will not work, dip a toothpick in wood glue and push it into the hole.
• Wipe away excess glue so it does not mark the playfield.
• Let it dry, trim the toothpick flush and refit the original screw.

Systems

• Williams System 3
• Williams System 4
• Williams System 6 / 6A
• Williams System 7
• Williams System 9
• Williams System 11
• Williams System 11A
• Williams System 11B
• Williams System 11C
• WPC Alpha-Numeric
• WPC Dot Matrix
• WPC Fliptronics
• WPC DCS
• WPC-Security (WPC-S)
• WPC-95
• Bally MPU AS-2518-17
• Bally MPU AS-2518-35
• Stern MPU-100
• Stern MPU-200
• Bally 6803
• Gottlieb System 1
• Gottlieb System 80
• Gottlieb System 80A
• Gottlieb System 80B
• Gottlieb System 3
• Data East CPU Version 1/2
• Data East CPU Version 3
• Data East/Sega CPU Version 3b
• Capcom
• Electro-mechanical

Related tips

• Cleaning and waxing the playfield
• Keep the glass on and the playfield covered
• Routine playfield and glass cleaning
• Yellowed or bubbled playfield mylar
• Cleaning up after a broken playfield glass
• Playfield glass must be tempered

Source: Pinball Machine Care & Maintenance, Bernard B. Kamoroff (Bell Springs Pinball Alley)