Help! What am I missing here?

[Zach]

Alright so this if my first resto and I haven't worked on it in a long time so bare with me. So my VMC 81 bent coin release is limp, it has no pressure to it to return it up, just need a spring I believe. But.... My bent coin release I believe is missing the part that makes contact with the rejector. It does have the bracket on the back of it that appears to have two threaded holes, what goes there??? Does anyone have one?

[Creighton]

Should be not be very difficult to sort with some pictures of the problem area's. What you have tried already will save folks some time as well.
Thanks,
Creighton

[Zach]

Here is a picture of what I am talking about. On the upper left you will see the back side of the coin return that has a bracket with two holes and then to the right you will see that once the door were to close it sits about 2" above the top of coin mech. Also, at the top of the coin mech there is an arm like thing that has a threaded hole as well, not sure what is missing there.

[Zach]

Here is one with arrows to make it clear.

[SIGNGUY]

Your missing a bolt that would go in that threaded hole and extend downward to make contact with the kicker arm on the coin mech.  I don't have a photo handy but I'm sure someone will chime In with one.

[Troy S]

Yep,

It is a threaded rod possibly a 8/32 and it is 1 1/2" long with a nut on both sides to keep it nice and firm. And it appears the original ones have a slot in the bottom for a flat bladed screw driver to adjust it if needed. I can check the thread pitch in a manual later if needed. Then the spring brings the return back up after it is released.

[cokecolaman]

Isn't the "L" bracket upside down also?

[BrianS]

Isn't the "L" bracket upside down also?

I thought the same thing when I first saw the picture, but even with the threaded rod in place, it won't reach the coin release if the bracket is not turned the way he has it in his original pic.  I have one machine with the same coin mech shown in Zach's photo.  In order for the rod to reach the coin mech, it looks like you have to turn the bracket.  I have another machine with a change giver mech and it does not need the threaded rod because the top of the mech extends up much higher and the bracket is turned the other direction.  So here is the amateur question for the experts.  Does the direction of the bracket depend on the type of coin mech in the machine?  If so I'm going to have to go down and flip mine as I just put it back together to match my other machine and never gave it a second thought.

[MoonDawg]

        Zach, you have a large door / small door coin mech. in your machine. It's not original but it will work just fine.
        The rejector arm in these are lower so it looks like your plunger has been reversed.
        It's no problem, just add an  8-32 screw and you're set.
        Brian's picture shows the way the VMC would look with the original coin mech.

[collecture]

It does nothing for you to have it hooked up!

Like Glen said, you have a LD/SD mech. Once coins are in the mech, you cannot get them back! All you can do is crank it over! The only thing the Bent Coin Release would do is scavenge the rejector, which can also be performed by pressing the crank handle down just like any small door mech.

This instance is where the "Do Not Deposit Coins If Bottles Are Not Visible" decal is used.

[Zach]

Thanks for all of your input and help on this. I had researched as many pictures on the internet as I could but couldn't find anything. I had flipped the bracket upside down thinking it would reach the mech but it didn't so that's when I realized I was missing a part of some sort! A trip to the hardware store should resolve this! Thank you guys!!!!

[cokecolaman]

I picked up a machine with this type of coin mechanism...but it's missing the coin chute that feeds the rejector. Does anyone have one they are willing to sell?