Paperboy controller handle bar alignment

shardian

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This was discussed in Blkdg's thread a few weeks ago. I figured it needed its own thread.

Anyways, my handlebars hang a little to the right. I was told about some alignment key that is part of the controller housing and that it could align my bars.

Upon inspection, the key is straight...but the key and the cylinder thing that strikes it both have minor wear at the point of contact. The way the key works, it seems it will only fix 'to the left' misalingment.

Thoughts, opinions? Am I misunderstanding how it works?
 
This was discussed in Blkdg's thread a few weeks ago. I figured it needed its own thread.

Anyways, my handlebars hang a little to the right. I was told about some alignment key that is part of the controller housing and that it could align my bars.

Upon inspection, the key is straight...but the key and the cylinder thing that strikes it both have minor wear at the point of contact. The way the key works, it seems it will only fix 'to the left' misalingment.

Thoughts, opinions? Am I misunderstanding how it works?

You posted in this thread:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=100110&highlight=paperboy+handlebar

It looks like Modessitt resolved his handlebar issue in post #22. I haven't tried it yet.
 
I mis-read the thread I linked--I thought that's what he was talking about there. I, too have this problem with my paperboy but haven't looked into it much.
 
The centering is done by tension springs underneath in the mechanism. if you can adjust or replace them, that should take care of it...
 
The centering is done by tension springs underneath in the mechanism. if you can adjust or replace them, that should take care of it...

See this is what I originally thought, hence me wanting Dave @ Ram Controls to get on the paperboy kit.

After seeing that post on the general forum about that key being bent, I started wondering.

Just to be darn sure, I'll throw something 1/8" thick in there and see what it does. That's much easier than bending anything permanent.
 
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