Flipper rebuild step 2-4: pawl off, check bracket and rubber stop

Steps

• On Fliptronics flippers, unhook one end of the return spring from the pawl.
• Loosen (don't remove) the pawl clamp bolt with an Allen key and, on most pawls, a 3/8 inch open wrench.
• Twist and pull the flipper up out of the playfield while holding the pawl, then take the pawl out from below.
• Check the coil bracket: a hole elongated by the plunger means the bracket must be replaced.
• Check the black rubber plunger link stop; a chewed one adds travel, speeds wear and misaligns the raised flippers. Replace it if in doubt.

Systems

• WPC Alpha-Numeric
• WPC Dot Matrix
• WPC Fliptronics
• WPC DCS
• WPC-Security (WPC-S)
• WPC-95

Related tips

• Flipper rebuild steps 14-15: tighten pawl and set the EOS
• Flipper rebuild step 6: pawl, plunger, link and bushing
• Flipper rebuild step 7: renew the pawl's heat shrink
• Flipper rebuild step 13: set flipper travel to 2 3/8 inch
• Flipper rebuild steps 10-12: end play and alignment
• Flipper rebuild steps 8-9: correct coil, new sleeve, reassemble
• Why flippers get weak and how rebuilding helps
• Coil sleeves and flipper rebuild spares

Source: Repairing Williams/Bally WPC Pinball Games from 1990 to 1999, Part Three, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)