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Re: 8480 Shuttle not locking rear wheels
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lugnet.technic
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Sun, 22 Sep 2002 19:39:26 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Frederic Siva writes:
> I recently bought a brand new&sealed 8480 set hidden behind many boxes in a
> shop !
> 120 EUR = cheap knowing that the set includes many electrical parts (motor,
> micro-motor, 2 polarity switches, 1 battery box).
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> But, after the complete assembly, I could not get the retractable wheels to
> work nicely: only the front wheel locks perfectly both up and down. The
> rear wheels only move up and down, but do not lock in the down position,
> which means that once put on the ground, the weight of the shuttle just
> forces the rear wheel to fold.
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> Questions:
> - Is this normal ?
> - Did you make any modification to get a proper rear wheels locking ?
I built it a long time ago, and I remember having the same problem.
It's a little vague, but I seem to remember the problem was with a
Technic Bush on the axle that holds the wheel that blocked the
movement towards the locked position. IIRC I just moved it about 1/2 a stud
down the axle and it worked fine (perhaps you can use 1/2 Bush
instead).
If that makes sense - great. Otherwise, well, it really was a long time ago...
> Greeting from Belgium,
> Frédéric SIVA.
>
> PS: do you also feel guilty to play Technics at 35 years old ?
A little...
- David
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