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In lugnet.technic, Manfred Moolhuysen writes:
> This is not a new problem. There are several parts that used to crack
> relatively easy. Among these are the ones shown on your picture:
>
> Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular
> http://img.lugnet.com/ld/6536.gif
>
> Technic Connector Toggle Joint Toothed
> http://img.lugnet.com/ld/4273.gif
>
> Also prone to this problem used to be the following parts:
>
> Technic Axle Pin
> http://img.lugnet.com/ld/3749.gif
> The lips of the pin give way, so it doesn't hold well inside a technic hole
> anymore. Especially with the older type, recognizable by having small
> grooves across two of four ribs at the 'axle'-end.
>
> Technic Bush
> http://img.lugnet.com/ld/3713.gif
> crack in line with the slot
>
> Technic Bush 1/2 Type I
> http://img.lugnet.com/ld/4265a.gif
> crack in line with one of the four 'arms' of the axlehole
>
> Technic Connector
> http://img.lugnet.com/ld/3651.gif
> crack in line with the slot (similar to Technic Connector Toggle Joint Toothed)
>
> Brick 1 x 1 with Headlight
> http://img.lugnet.com/ld/4070.gif
> crack in middle of lip on lower-frontside (especially with yellow ones,
> quiously) This doesn't make the headlight bricks unusable, but reduces the
> 'clinging' power to approximately 66%-50%
>
> In my opinion this is not caused by extreme stress, since I'm realy carefull
> with my models. I believe that a long periode of aging is not the reason
> also, because I remember that the cracks appeared within 2 years of me
> buying the models using such parts and they where kept out of direct sunlight.
>
> I think that these parts where under-dimensioned initially, and I have the
> impression that later molds of these parts and later released parts seem to
> be a lot more resistant (more material or other plastic recipe) Some parts,
> for instance Technic Bush 1/2, even have been redesigned into a realy
> different version.
>
> I advise you to collect all your broken parts and phone the consumer service
> of The LEGO Company and ask for possible replacements. I've heard that it's
> helpfull if you provide the set number and page number in the instuction
> booklet, for easy and positive indentification of the part.
>
> With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen.
Thanks a lot, M. Moolhuysen
There`s something curious: the cracks that appeared in my Technic Bush #3713
are not in line but perpendicular to the slot. My fear is that all of those
cracked pieces would be unusable (If so, I wouldn't be able to build all the
stuff I want to build)
I will check all my pieces to see if there are more cracked/broken parts...
but there's a little problem:
Does TLG Consumer Service have a phone number or something like that in
Colombia??? (that's why I also posted this message to lugnet.loc.co
(Colombian newsgroup) and lugnet.lego.direct)
Thanks a lot.
Luis Miguel
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