The only lubricant needed is Teflon based lube (that Radio Shack used to sell), or simple #10 oil, or Williams CoinOp Lube. Personally I like the Teflon Lube Gel. It's available from precisionreloading.com/superlube.htm and pinrestore.com as "Super Lube". Get the 3oz gel tube. This stuff is the best EM lubricant and the only EM lubricant you will need.
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'Resist the urge' to lubricate any EM part or contact with WD-40 !
Many jukes and EM pinballs have problems now because cams, pawls, ratchets, pivots, etc. are gummed-up from prior use of WD-40 without using any real lubricant after. After a few weeks, months or years, that stuff evaporates and leaves a residue (some kind of a gum) that causes moving parts to no longer move freely.
I still have some of that Williams EM lube in a small tube (purchased many years ago from Steve Young/ The Pinball Resource; I think he had no more of that stuff recently).
Use sparingly ! Too much oil will cause more problems than solve anything.
Good luck !
Cheers, - Sylvain.
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Do not try to go to the Source (what Radio Shack is called now),,, they no longer carry it. I went looking when I got my Action Baseball pitch and bat... it is all that it needs.
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Super Lube is the best, it comes in a viscous lube (various sized tubes) and a spray (best for the stepper unit because it gives a very light application). it is available at Home Hardware, I think Canadian Tire, just about any RC Hobby Shop and every commercial supply shop.
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