The Shadow

Initial thoughts

Not knowing much about the game I bought this game more or less by chance since I got a good deal including transportation. The game was very dirty and the left ramp had been poorly welded. I also found one of the mongols to be missing.

After having played the game for a couple of hours the left diverter and mini playfield broke, thus it was time for a tear down.

Issues

Corroded assemblies

Assemblies below the playfield had signs of corrosion, probably from use of floor polish on the playfield. After cleaning and a trip to the tumbler they all came out like new.

Drop assembly, before	Drop assembly, before	Drop assembly, after	Drop assembly, after
Wall assembly, before	Wall assembly, after	Wall assembly, after	VUK, before
VUK, before	VUK, after

Left diverter and ramp

The left diverter was not working properly and the ramp was so poorly welded it practically fell apart while playing. Removing the diverter showed excessive wear on the crank arm assemblies and some very odd wear on the diverter rod. I'm guessing a previous owner filed the rod flat in an attempt to compensate for the worn crank arms.

The ramp was cleaned and re-welded however the damage from previous welding made repair impossible. I ordered a set of the replacements ramps instead.

Left diverter rod, before

TS leftdivrod2.jpg Left diverter rod, after

Mini playfield