Flipper rebuild steps 8-9: correct coil, new sleeve, reassemble
Steps
- Confirm in the manual that the right flipper coil is fitted.
- Feed the plunger through the bracket, pawl facing the playfield, then insert the bat shaft from above through the bushing into the pawl, leaving the clamp loose for now.
- Fit a new coil sleeve from the non-lug end so it stands out about 1/8 inch at the lug end. A sleeve that won't come out of the old coil means the coil is heat damaged; replace it.
- Fit the coil with its lug end nearest the pawl, locating its nylon tab in the bracket notch and the sleeve through the bracket.
- Refit the coil stop and its two bolts.
Systems
Related tips
- Coil sleeves and flipper rebuild spares
- Coil sleeve part numbers by use
- Replace coil sleeves on the playfield action coils
- Reinstalling the pawl assembly and flipper coil
- Second-generation flipper rebuild: the right small parts
- Which Williams flipper parts fit Data East flippers
- Spares worth carrying (Williams/Bally)
- Flipper rebuild step 1: remove and check the coil stop
Source: Repairing Williams/Bally WPC Pinball Games from 1990 to 1999, Part Three, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)