8043 Why ?

[Phantom59]

My wife gave me a 8043 for my birthday and while building it a came across some instructions that struck me as strange

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the Technic Axle 4 with Stop dose not go all the way the top of the Technic Pin Connector Toggle Joint Smooth Double

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Is there any reason for this

I would have thought it would be better (or stronger) and have less slop with the axle going the whole way through Technic Pin Connector Toggle Joint Smooth Double

I have thought of changing it to a 6 axle.

[Siegfried]

I found that a bit weird too, but I think they are more concerned about the axel dropping than the space at the top.

[davidmull]

Don't worry about it cause it's works great

[Phantom59]

I found that a bit weird too, but I think they are more concerned about the axel dropping than the space at the top.

A couple of Technic Bush 1/2 would stop the axle from droping

[Lasse D]

Ideally they would have put a longer axle in there that also extended down past the 16 tooth gear so it was properly locked in.

I am, however, more worried about the two blue pins of length 3 which are not 'clicked' at the base of the arm. If they stay in this model for long, they will become weak.

[davidmull]

Ideally they would have put a longer axle in there that also extended down past the 16 tooth gear so it was properly locked in.

I am, however, more worried about the two blue pins of length 3 which are not 'clicked' at the base of the arm. If they stay in this model for long, they will become weak.

2 blue pins big deal sure there very cheap to buy if ever need to be replaced lol

[Lasse D]

2 blue pins big deal sure there very cheap to buy if ever need to be replaced lol

I'm unable to parse your message. I'm guessing you are arguing that this is negligible based on the cost of the parts involved?

LEGO has made a big deal out of not "stressing the elements". This is one of the things they are very particular about when constructing their models. They could easily have used a cross-axle solution like the one used right next to the stressed elements.

BTW. This also damages the liftarms that are connected to the pins.

[CP5670]

LEGO has made a big deal out of not "stressing the elements". This is one of the things they are very particular about when constructing their models. They could easily have used a cross-axle solution like the one used right next to the stressed elements.

BTW. This also damages the liftarms that are connected to the pins.

They had become strict about this in recent years but seem to be going back on it now. I recall seeing such illegal assemblies in some other model too. It's easy to just replace the pins by an axle here though.

As for the pins being cheap to replace, you can't count on that indefinitely. I don't take the availability of any piece for granted, especially with TLG often changing the colors of basic Technic pieces these days. Many old light gray Technic parts that were very common at one point are harder to get now.