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Installing Cliffy's™ the Simpsons Pinball Party™ Ramp Protectors Installing Cliffy’s™ The Simpsons Pinball Party™ Ramp Protectors The first easy ramp protector to install is the Moe’s Tavern ramp –simply undo the lock nut on the skateboard weldment and slip the protector over the ramp edge and push up until the front tab aligns over the post. Replace the lock nut and you’re done! This picture shows how the protector’s upper folded tab locks over the ramp edge. The Tree House ramp protector takes a bit more work to install. The first step is to remove the lock nut and washer under the playfield for the post that needs to be changed out. Gently tap the post out. Remove the sleeve and post from the top. It will be replaced with a threaded post that Cliffy includes in the kit. You will now need to remove or loosen the upper playfield with the black thumb nuts. This is a great time to clean and replace any burnt out lamps. Once the upper playfield is removed you can then loosen the tree house ramp and bring it into a working position. Remove the two nuts and screws holding the plastic shield behind the Comic Book Guy. Take your time as this is truly the hardest part and can be frustrating. Be careful not to lose the nylon spacers. Try to keep the screws, plastic shield and spacers in place while lifting them enough to slide the protector underneath. If the protector doesn’t lay flat against the inside of the ramp you may need to bend the top flange down or up. This is easily done by hand but a bench vise makes this even easier. Since plastic ramps are thermo-formed they are not identical from one game to the next so some tweaking may be needed. The following pictures show how it should look when installed correctly. Thanks to Cliffy for creating these much needed ramp protectors! Kelly Keeton 2/2013 .
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