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TECH: Williams Earthshaker VUK nylon shaft length - more than one length of these things?
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Matt
Aug 21, 2012, 1:53:28 PM8/21/12
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Gentlemen,
Briefly -
I have an Earthshaker that I had to replace the coil for the upper right VUK on.
In removing the old nylon portion, it broke, so I had to get a new Marco VUK "rebuild" kit.
However, now that I've put it on, I am almost thinking the original nylon shaft (which I cannot now measure, having thrown it out! Doh!) MUST have been LONGER...because this one is resting too far down in the assembly.
My little "ghetto" fix on it was to put a 3/4" white rubber on the assembly's lower cradle (that the weight lands on) in order to raise the top ball cradle so that it no longer pushes the switch down with no ball in it.
Does anyone have any information on this? Do these nylon shaft parts have two different lengths?
A somewhat longer one would definitely solve what appears to be my problem.
- Matt
Briefly -
I have an Earthshaker that I had to replace the coil for the upper right VUK on.
In removing the old nylon portion, it broke, so I had to get a new Marco VUK "rebuild" kit.
However, now that I've put it on, I am almost thinking the original nylon shaft (which I cannot now measure, having thrown it out! Doh!) MUST have been LONGER...because this one is resting too far down in the assembly.
My little "ghetto" fix on it was to put a 3/4" white rubber on the assembly's lower cradle (that the weight lands on) in order to raise the top ball cradle so that it no longer pushes the switch down with no ball in it.
Does anyone have any information on this? Do these nylon shaft parts have two different lengths?
A somewhat longer one would definitely solve what appears to be my problem.
- Matt
seymour.shabow
Aug 21, 2012, 2:37:03 PM8/21/12
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Matt wrote:
> Gentlemen,
>
> Briefly -
>
> I have an Earthshaker that I had to replace the coil for the upper right VUK on.
>
> In removing the old nylon portion, it broke, so I had to get a new Marco VUK "rebuild" kit.
>
> However, now that I've put it on, I am almost thinking the original nylon shaft (which I cannot now measure, having thrown it out! Doh!) MUST have been LONGER...because this one is resting too far down in the assembly.
>
> My little "ghetto" fix on it was to put a 3/4" white rubber on the assembly's lower cradle (that the weight lands on) in order to raise the top ball cradle so that it no longer pushes the switch down with no ball in it.
>
> Does anyone have any information on this? Do these nylon shaft parts have two different lengths?
>
More than 2 different lengths - there's ones where the metal is
> Gentlemen,
>
> Briefly -
>
> I have an Earthshaker that I had to replace the coil for the upper right VUK on.
>
> In removing the old nylon portion, it broke, so I had to get a new Marco VUK "rebuild" kit.
>
> However, now that I've put it on, I am almost thinking the original nylon shaft (which I cannot now measure, having thrown it out! Doh!) MUST have been LONGER...because this one is resting too far down in the assembly.
>
> My little "ghetto" fix on it was to put a 3/4" white rubber on the assembly's lower cradle (that the weight lands on) in order to raise the top ball cradle so that it no longer pushes the switch down with no ball in it.
>
> Does anyone have any information on this? Do these nylon shaft parts have two different lengths?
>
different lengths, and where the nylon is.
Your fix is not a bad hack at all, I've done that one sometimes and left
it for years after forgetting about it.
You can trawl around the marco site they probably lift lengths on the
ones they sell, if you really want the original in there.
otis
Aug 21, 2012, 2:18:49 PM8/21/12
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shouldn't be a problem since the upper ball popper and lower ball
popper use the same plunger assemlby, A-11336. Compare your band-aid
approach to the lower one and see if you are in the ball park. A lot
of these you run into over the years will be missing the roll pin and
hair spring to pre-load the ball popper cap. If you need addl. help
contact me privately.
Regards,
JLC
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