Another way to look into doing this adjustment is dropping the deck to 270,remove spring on the finger, loosening the rd curved link, and then just finger tightening the bolts back. Run the machine back to zero and it will self adjust…. Drop machine back down tighten the bolts , put spring back on and your golden

Either re-tighten that holding clamp OR add metal shims to it. No need to replace lower frame. That post gets loose from not checking them.

That pit carpet has seen better days.

Lot of people lik the old style rubber mounts use kep nuts for mounts. They say it's saves where an tear on the upper lower pit frames

Uslly when have auto scoring you dont need them

Pin brake dont look healthy .some eople when slowed dm to a sp. From a2 went back to old style

Yea, it's a bit hard to do this one with the fucking deck right in the way.

Rebuilding g/b assemlies are my favorite things to do. I spent 19 yrs working at a 24 lane house and 14 of those 19 yrs I had worked with a remarkable mechanic that was like no other. He took me under his wing and showed me things and ever since I have been bitten by the bug. He saw more than average potential in me when he saw that I had rebuilt not 1,...... but 3 1:1's in a single night during leagues and at that time I had never even done a 1:1 swap yet,...... just read the manuals and started tearing things apart and putting them back together. Now here I am working at a 32 lane house continuing the work that he has showed me ,....... still learning,...... still growing,...... still wrenching away at these indestuctable machines.

Full install/adjustment video?

What style machines do you have first machine on this video the ball return is crazy different

I absolutely loathe those crowned ball accelerator pulleys. The belt centering adjustments are just a pain in the ass.

Can you do power lift ball damage repair

hey Shawn my name is Kip Beatty im at Clarkesville lanes in Clarkesville Ga. our mechanic Steve Clousant passed away about a month ago and i was asked to take the job over which was great except i am a carpenter thats pretty good at fixing stuff im going to take the training course next month, but my question is, is there a bowling mechanic forum of some kind in case i need a random question answered pretty quick ive got all the books but you cant always find what you need in a book cant beat real world experience. im sure im going to need plenty of help for while any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks

I have some machines that don't have a pin for the spring and some that do.

I do mine a little different,..... I remove the 8, 9, and 10 turret wires then I remove the basket.

Turret clutch squeal might be the worst sound in the world.

You do know they have a pin tool that you use to lock the detector at 90 degrees when you remove it, right?

Wire nuts on the cycle solenoid? OSHA doesn't need to see that!

That is one of the narrowest pits I've ever seen.

100% white guy things.

"They need to make the c--ks---kers" that design these things work on 'em" - my dad.

The best place for a detector is on the machine😁if it ain't broke leave it alone🤣🤣I keep them clean and lubed up.....but seriously that detector looks real clean👍let's bury those string machines😀

out of curiosity, have you tried the adjustment?

why was the 1:1 bad?

X-Washer pliers.....Yuck lol. I prefer Duckbills.

You may have already went threw this but when rebuilding a detector which parts are normally ok to not replace and which ones should you forsure replace

I never understand just not finishing an install video all the way through instead of leaving out steps. Even if you previously did a take out install it’s nice to also see it in this video with all the steps also instead of cuts or bam it’s in already and not seeing the struggles. I don’t care if the video is 2 hours long. But I guess it’s easier on you for filming.

Did you fix the rake on lane 26?

I was a head mechanic at a 24-lane center. This brings back memories I forgot I had! People not associated with pinsetters really don't realize just how much goes in to setting 10 pins to be hit with a ball. The A2s/Jetbacks we had were made in 1965, if I remember correctly, according to their serial numbers. They are still running to this day!

That is going to be my next project this summer,....... FUN.

Love seeing a well organised parts shelf😁keep up the good work and let's bury those string machines 😁

Take a few minutes and get the deck out of the way. It will save time overall.

Oh Shawn, I’ve rebuilt over 200 detectors in my 45 years working on pinsetters, instead of using needle nose pliers for removing springs, use the other long spring and a spring removal tool, much easier, hook selector is on the D shaft, and to avoid breaking your 1/16 punch, use 1/8 to knock roll pin 1/2 way on OOR bell crank, it was painful to watched this lol

I have also seen where the roll pin is sticking out spring guide assembly just enough to cause issues.

I work at a 32 lane house. Previous mechanics before me apparently praised the use of grease in all of the turrets,........ grease does not belong in the turret. I have brought this to the lead tech's attention and told him that i would love to pull each spider and clean all of the grease out,.......... he told that it would be a waste of time and labor.

Earlier mach. Had a spring style snubber

I have a machine that will occasionally double cycle. Have swapped time delays. Have replaced and swapped solenoid with other lanes. Could this adjustment solve that? Im doing it regardless but my hopes are not high. I also have a lane that wont power on and would love some help. Verified all fuses and switches are good. Still no power

Nice and shiny!

Scissors work. But they won't pick up after 1st throw. Deck goes down and back up without picking up. Pins get swept. Any tips?

Some people use a carriage bolt for your clapper box height adg. Works pretty good

Have been working on AMF and Brunswick machines for 35 years and am presently working on 18 lanes A2...I always do a complete ball wheel clean and new cork every time.I have started using a double sided tape with paper back,a lot less messy than glue and does not leave much residue😀😀Keep up the good work and let's bury those strings machines.

we got one a lil bit ago. a couple things ive noticed so far, the casters became loose pretty quick, so i added some thread locker to the lock nuts. make sure your cleaning the carpet piece below the oil nozzle where it sits at "0". that nozzle is a hair magnet like you wouldnt beleieve. after a month or so if you and your other mechs arent one shotting gettin the machine set on the lane, you can adjust the white wheels to make that a little easier. And finally baby the sliding doors. the tabs on them are mounted to blocks that are just glued on, not welded or riveted. weve had 2 break from someone beiing mildly rough with the doors. hops you like it! we went from an ion to this and its been AMAZING

Looks like the plastic round in the linkages starting to go bad

Do thr 1,7,10 pin test also. Full deck..empty deck. Of course the oor check.

What about a shotgun tear down and rebuild?

I'm A2 mechanic of a 24 lane center, and we used to buy the stuff from the Brunswick parts catalogue. Recently it kept coming up on back order so I tried reaching out to a different company called Pres-Bond to get a custom size made for us. I wanted to try something a bit thicker, so I requested 1/8" thick 1.5" wide adhesive cork stripping, comes in rolls of 50'. It's less than half the price as the stuff from the book and it works probably twice as good. Generally lasts about 2-4 months before it needs to be changed, provided your lift rods are (somewhat) in spec. They have it up on their shop for anyone to buy in that size after we requested it, so if anyone wants to give it a go I think you'll be surprised how well it does. The method you show in this video also works really well, Shawn. But if you're feeling like trying something different I've had great luck with this brand.

Go to the old style rubber mounts use kep nuts. Lot of mech. Say they have upper an lower pit frame probs

Can you make a video switching out the spring on the bazooka