Bandai YF-24 derivatives ankle tightening

[aurance]

Has anyone tried disassembling VF-25 / 29 / 30 / 31 ankles to tighten up the ball joints? They’re okay but a bit more loose than I would prefer, making balancing tricky. Any tips?

[no3Ljm]

2 hours ago, aurance said:

Has anyone tried disassembling VF-25 / 29 / 30 / 31 ankles to tighten up the ball joints? They’re okay but a bit more loose than I would prefer, making balancing tricky. Any tips?

 

[aurance]

Yeah this is just Pledge, I have a big bottle of the stuff and it works well (for plastic joints anyway). I was wondering if anyone had any experience disassembling the feet and any potential issues. I guess I'll just try it.

[Lolicon]

I tried opening the ankles once but even after removing the (incredibly tight) screw, I couldn't get the halves of the ankle to budge.

[aurance]

I opened it up. It’s interesting, the ball joint is metal but the socket has plastic lining that presumably helps with the grip and friction. The Pledge should adhere to the plastic bits so hopefully it’ll go smoothly.

[no3Ljm]

51 minutes ago, aurance said:

I opened it up. It’s interesting, the ball joint is metal but the socket has plastic lining that presumably helps with the grip and friction. The Pledge should adhere to the plastic bits so hopefully it’ll go smoothly.

Would be nice if you can post your fix and photos in the Maintenance thread to help out others.  

 

 

[aurance]

You just remove two screws on the feet and it comes apart, that’s all. No nasty surprises.

Edited December 15, 2021 by aurance