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  Damped Shock Question?
 
Hi everyone.. I have heard that the damped shocks in the 8448 set are known to break... I think mine are starting to go, the spring on one is pushing through the endcap and bits of plastic are breaking off inside.... Is this were they normally (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Damped Shock Question?
 
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason King" <jklugnet665@optusnet.com.au> To: <lugnet.loc.au@lugnet.com>; <lugnet.technic@lugnet.com> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 5:11 PM Subject: Damped Shock Question? (...) Yes, that is exactly what happens (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Damped Shock Question?
 
(...) Try giving Lego Australia a call -- I think they know about the problem and can send you replacements. --DaveL (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
 
  Re: Damped Shock Question?
 
Start here: (URL) and get the number/address for your local customer support. They're usually very good. Duq "Jason King" <jklugnet665@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:G5C90C.6uy@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Damped Shock Question?
 
Yes, that's how they fail. Contact Consumer Services and they should send you a new one (sorry, don't have the number for Australia :-) On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, Jason King (<G5C90C.6uy@lugnet.com>) wrote at 06:11:26 (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Damped Shock Question?
 
Hi Jason, Both of my damped shocks on the 8448 failed so I gave Lego Australia a call and they replaced them with 4 new ones within a couple of weeks. The phone number is 1800 683 100 (Freecall). Cheers, Braith. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Damped Shock Question?
 
This is (almost) exactly the way it worked for me. There is a simple difference though, there is no Lego Turkey yet, so mines are direct from Denmark..:-) TLC people were all too nice and kind throughout the process, they were incredibly quick to (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)

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