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News Credits: 4 · by **Briggs** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:14 pm

I just got my upgrade smokestack kit for my prime. How do I put these in? can i take the whole shoulder assembly apart? I seem to have messed upthe spring in one of them, but i wasnt able to totally take the shoulder apart..

News Credits: 4 · by **Briggs** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:11 pm

Anyone?

I don't want to break his arms! :O

by **Volrath2242** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:18 pm

i haven't done it but from lookin at mine that seems to be what you need to do. Just be careful!

News Credits: 4 · by **Briggs** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:21 pm

Doh!

The spring popped out. Oh man, i'm gona bust my prime.

by **Bonger** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:03 am

It should be very easy. Just open up the oarms, make the swap and screw them back on.

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:05 am

Bonger wrote:It should be very easy. Just open up the oarms, make the swap and screw them back on.

There are springs involved actually, its not quite that simple but not really that hard either, you just have to be careful.
There used to be a step by step instructional with pics somewhere on the net, I can't find it now. You may want to try a google search for it.

News Credits: 97 · by **Savage** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:13 am

where'd you get the new smokestacks from? i want to buy a set for my MP Prime.

by **Bonger** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:51 am

iron maniac wrote:
Bonger wrote:It should be very easy. Just open up the oarms, make the swap and screw them back on.

There are springs involved actually, its not quite that simple but not really that hard either, you just have to be careful.
There used to be a step by step instructional with pics somewhere on the net, I can't find it now. You may want to try a google search for it.

Don't open up the arm all the way and you don't have to sweat the springs. If I recall, I just popped the top couple of screws off and pried open enough space to do the swap

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:31 am

Bonger wrote:
Don't open up the arm all the way and you don't have to sweat the springs. If I recall, I just popped the top couple of screws off and pried open enough space to do the swap

I don't see how you can avoid the springs all together as the springs are actually attached to the smokestacks via a small hook on the end of the spring, at least mine were.

The smokestacks on mine are spring loaded.

by **Bonger** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:35 am

iron maniac wrote:
Bonger wrote:
Don't open up the arm all the way and you don't have to sweat the springs. If I recall, I just popped the top couple of screws off and pried open enough space to do the swap

I don't see how you can avoid the springs all together as the springs are actually attached to the smokestacks via a small hook on the end of the spring, at least mine were. The smokestacks on mine are spring loaded.

Well, its been a loong time sicne I did this. However, I am not mechanically inclined at all. Trust me, I try and put together a desk, I end up with a speed boat. It irealy is that bad. So if I was able to do it in 5 min, it should be really simple.

However, now that I think of it, you are right, there were springs, since the stacks pivot. Still, as I said, I am a mechanical moron, so it should be really easy.

News Credits: 2 · by **saintsfan1983** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:49 am

I ended up just taking the damn springs out. It doesn't really affect the figure at all. You just have to move them a little bit instead of them "springing" into place.

News Credits: 4 · by **Briggs** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:35 pm

Yeah it was the springs that were getting me confused. actually they fell out.

I'll try putting them back, then sliding the new stack in and use a needle to guid ethe spring back into the stack, assuming the way i do it is correct. haha

I was just concerned that iw as pulling the shoulder assembly apart to far, wondered if there was an easier way to do it.

(I got the stacks off of ebay. $20 i think, got me a knock off masterpeice trailer too)

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:21 pm

Nah, you gotta take them apart. I can't even remember if I left the springs in mine, they were rendered quite ineffective because the repro stacks are slightly larger than the originals.