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News Credits: 44 · by **optibotimus** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:07 pm

The legs in my masterpiece megatron, the ratchet joints seem to have "broken"...it's hard to pose him now in a standing position now, without him falling. If you have the figure, i'm refering to the lower most ratchet joint on his knee (he's got two in the knee)...if you know what i can do, lemme know..thanks

by **Sportimus Prime** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:20 pm

I don't know, but I'm bumping this up in hopes that there are some who will.

News Credits: 44 · by **optibotimus** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:20 pm

lol thanks

News Credits: 2 · by **Frostic_Prime** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:12 pm

Have you attempted opening him up to see exactly what is wrong, possible a broken gear? Be sure, if you choose to do so, to keep the little pieces intact.

by **Sportimus Prime** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:11 pm

I've been thinking about this, and it may be that the reason it isn't ratcheting is because the gears have been pulled out of allignment. That is the part where his legs extend, isn't it? It may be like some of the automorph gears that have gotten out of whack due to them being transformed wrong, or mis-alligned from the factory, etc. I sincerely hope there will be others who can better describe what to do. But I know it involves disassembly of his legs. Label each screw where it is supposed to go, as well as each part carefully. Don't dump the screws in a pile.

Oh, and I would post your question in this thread too:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=46&start=240

Maintainence and repair thread.