{"product_id":"shs-tappet-plate","title":"SHS Tappet Plate","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#edfaf1;border-left:4px solid #27ae60;padding:12px 16px;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;margin:0 0 16px;font-size:13px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a6b3a;\"\u003eSHS Tappet Plate for AEG Gearboxes — the part that pulls the nozzle back to let a BB in.\u003c\/strong\u003e Choose your gearbox version.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tappet plate is what turns rotation into feeding. The sector gear catches it, drags it rearward against its spring, and the nozzle withdraws far enough for the next round to drop into the chamber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen it cracks or wears at the lug, feeding goes first. Double feeds, missed rounds and BBs sheared in half all trace back here far more often than to the magazine getting the blame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a consumable in every meaningful sense. Plastic, under tension, struck several thousand times a game day, and cheap enough that there is no case for running a tired one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:16px;color:#1B3A6B;margin:18px 0 8px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#1B3A6B;color:#fff;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"padding:7px 12px;text-align:left;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"padding:7px 12px;text-align:left;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f5f5f5;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 12px;border:1px solid #eee;\"\u003ePart\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 12px;border:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eTappet plate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 12px;border:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eVersions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 12px;border:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eVersion 2, Version 3, Version 7 reinforced\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f5f5f5;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 12px;border:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 12px;border:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eSHS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 12px;border:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eSold as\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 12px;border:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eSingle plate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:16px;color:#1B3A6B;margin:18px 0 8px;\"\u003eGood to know before you buy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tappet spring works with the plate and tires at a similar rate. A new plate on an old spring often feeds no better than what came out, so look at both while the shell is open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:16px;color:#1B3A6B;margin:18px 0 8px;\"\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the symptoms of a worn tappet plate?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFeeding faults above all. Double feeds, empty cycles with a full magazine, or BBs cut in half by a nozzle that closed too early.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the versions interchangeable?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNo. Each is shaped for its own shell and the lug that the sector gear catches sits in a different place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes the Version 7 one reinforced?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOur supplier calls it reinforced without saying how. We have not been able to confirm the difference, so we are repeating their wording rather than explaining it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#fffbe6;border-left:4px solid #f0d060;padding:12px 16px;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;margin:0 0 16px;font-size:13px;\"\u003e\n⚠ \u003cstrong\u003eCheck the lug, not just the body:\u003c\/strong\u003e a tappet plate usually fails where the sector gear strikes it, and that wear is easy to miss on a plate that otherwise looks perfectly sound.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#1B3A6B;color:#fff;padding:12px 16px;border-radius:6px;margin:18px 0 0;font-size:13px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#fff;\"\u003e💡 Titan Forge Airsoft tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e If a gun feeds well cold and badly once warm, suspect the tappet plate. Plastic softens and a marginal one gets worse as the gearbox heats up. Browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gearbox-parts\" style=\"color:#cdd6f4;\"\u003egearbox parts\u003c\/a\u003e.\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"SHS","offers":[{"title":"Version 2","offer_id":55677871227256,"sku":"27288815","price":5.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Version 3","offer_id":55677871260024,"sku":"18256955","price":5.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Version 7, Reinforced","offer_id":55677871292792,"sku":"88280199","price":5.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/8097\/3450\/files\/SHSTappetPlateVersion2_3and7_TitanForgeAirsoft-1.webp?v=1790352527","url":"https:\/\/www.titanforgeairsoft.com\/products\/shs-tappet-plate","provider":"Titan Forge Airsoft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}