Closed problem report

Plunger rod had worn and mushroomed making it impossible to remove just the rod.

In addition a stripped screw head on the plunger bracket made it difficult to remove the assembly. I tried a hacksaw and also the impact Philips driver on the stripped screw without success. The stripping is probably because it is difficult to access the screw without removing the flipper leaf switches.

Ultimately I removed the assembly by using a Dremel cutoff wheel to cut a new slot AND adding WD40 with some resting time.

We had a new plunger assembly available but on installation I found it had some bad threads. I used the tap and die kit to clean them up.

We lacked a machine screw to replace the stripped one. Philips was a foolish head to use in that inaccessible position anyway so I stole a hex/slot head 10/24 screw from the workshop Aztec plunger.