X Men - and apparently people like it. (and me too now :))

[kevlar]

Twisted so the new piece is over the bottom screw that wasn't removed? I'll have a play with it some more but there wasn't a lot of wiggle room with it needing it go round the hex post, line up with the top screw hole you remove and re add and needing to go the correct side of the metal guide

Yes, twisted it so it's sorta half covering that screw that wasn't removed. It was the only way I could open the gap up for the ball.

 

[Jib]

Thanks I'll give that a try

 

[kevlar]

You can only twist it so far though cos it'll end up protruding and will catch the cabinet

 

[Jib]

Moved the piece around a bit more, tried several different positions, unfortunately it’s made no difference to the auto plunge. Not much else I can try really, guess I’ll just have to be happy with the good manual plunge

 

[Sertx]

I haven't installed mine yet... and I'm wondering if I should as my % is 50-50 on manual and auto.
Are you guys getting a ball-hop on the left flipper, and if you are, is there anything that can fix it?... or we need to wait for another Stern Kit?

 

[robotgreg]

I installed just the spring and seemed to initially be 100% on auto plunge but later was less reliable.

So then installed the ball guide by flipper and seems worse it anything! Not done the 3rd fix higher up playfied yet.

 

[Marvello]

I installed just the spring and seemed to initially be 100% on auto plunge but later was less reliable.

Why would changing the spring affect the auto plunge, it's just for the manual plunge isn't it?

 

[kevlar]

Why would changing the spring affect the auto plunge, it's just for the manual plunge isn't it?

Yes. The only thing I can think of is the playfield has been lifted and maybe not back in exactly the same place. Saying that my playfield is very tight in the cab, even tighter now with mirror blades. One other thing, is the ball sat nicely on the auto plunger wings? ,i.e. not being held forward by the shooter rod runner tip.

 

[Jib]

Are you guys getting a ball-hop on the left flipper, and if you are, is there anything that can fix it?... or we need to wait for another Stern Kit?

Every time the ball is returned to left flipper I hold it up and most of the time it traps up nicely, occasionally it’ll be too fast and I’ll have to do a little tip over to the right flipper. I never shoot on the fly from left flipper though.

Does yours flipper hop when you try to trap?

 

[Sertx]

Every time the ball is returned to left flipper I hold it up and most of the time it traps up nicely, occasionally it’ll be too fast and I’ll have to do a little tip over to the right flipper. I never shoot on the fly from left flipper though.

Does yours flipper hop when you try to trap?

The left flipper always hops. It does it so much that when I then play another game I expect it to do it too, and feels odd that it doesn't! Too fast.

 

[Jib]

The left flipper always hops. It does it so much that when I then play another game I expect it to do it too, and feels odd that it doesn't! Too fast.

I trusted a centre post that wasn't there on another game the other day