Carousel 10257 - Elephant will not go up down

[broomhandle]

Hello All,

 

my set 10257 has been in storage for awhile, not much use on it. When setting it back up. The elephant will not go up and down. It looks like the tire/wheel just slides on the tiles instead of rotating. It will stay in the down position. (At times it goes up and down, it is not stuck). Any thoughts? 

[Brickey34]

I just put mine back together and am having literally the same issue! I can't figure it out

[broomhandle]

Anybody else with this issue? Or any ideas? 2 of us have this issue. My thought was because of the weight, the tire slides on the tile and dose not grip. Not sure if its from sag from the outside.. I might try a skinny tire, but not sure what wheels tires are the same diameter.

[Toitoine]

Just tested on mine, stored since around one year, and elephant goes up and down perfectly !

[jus1973]

The first thing I’d check is that the crank mechanism in the ‘roof’ is functioning.  It’s here thats likely to be the issue.  If the two offset arms have slide a little further apart, or are too tight on the central part, then it will jam up, and cause the tyre to slip on the smooth tiles on the central column.  I had this problem when i first built the model, and tightened it all up.  I also added a little silicon bike chain lube to the holes in the frames to keep it spinning freely.