How do I take a Klicky apart

[AndrewL]

Hi flatcat,

Congratulations! Being able to take apart your klickies does open up a whole new range of customising possibilities .

One suggestion, which is touched upon in the video you found (with the 'leg tool'): swap out the legs you might want to keep (using a flathead screwdriver) with an 'expendable' pair of legs. When I was first learning the 'Hans On' method, I wound up breaking a few pair of legs I would rather have kept 

But if you use an old, expendable pair of legs, it won't matter if you damage them...

Cheers,

AndrewL

[Gepetto]

Congratulations flatcat and welcome to a new world of possibilities!! 

[Martin Milner]

In WoT's video, I don't understand why you would remove the "tool" legs with a screwdriver. Why not just pull them out with the vinyl chassis attached and then disconnect them? Once the head is removed there is nothing holding the chassis in.

I was never able to remove any legs with a screwdriver without marking the legs, which is why I use either Hans On or the shoestring method.

[WarriorOfToys]

In WoT's video, I don't understand why you would remove the "tool" legs with a screwdriver. Why not just pull them out with the vinyl chassis attached and then disconnect them? Once the head is removed there is nothing holding the chassis in.

I was never able to remove any legs with a screwdriver without marking the legs, which is why I use either Hans On or the shoestring method.

The person who made this video does it differently then me...
You can switch several of the steps around...
All you need to do is use the leg tool to pull out the head,
Then the rest can be done in your own order.
So yes, you can pull out the frame first.

If you are marking your klickies, try a smaller screwdriver...
Maybe it is bent at the tip?

[larryman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kiczou4_ts



I did this short video for MacHaffee on Playmoboard a while back. I have modified this method since by using a piece of rubber rather than cardboard. It lasts better and is more reliable at preventing leg damage.

I have tried this method on some old klickies (non moveable hands). I tried 5 and I broke 3 of them.
Each time it was the part inside the body, the part that puts pressure on the legs.
I find this a quick and easy way to take a klicky apart. But any advise on how to prevent damage is welcome!

[socrates]

I have tried this method on some old klickies (non moveable hands). I tried 5 and I broke 3 of them.
Each time it was the part inside the body, the part that puts pressure on the legs.
I find this a quick and easy way to take a klicky apart. But any advise on how to prevent damage is welcome!

The plastic of the old klickies is sometimes pretty sensible and easily brakes...
I suggest the spanish method (with a rubber band) as it puts no force on the leg parts.
See this nice video for detailled instructions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phbKJyMyVIc

best,
socrates

[Wolf Knight]

I had heard of this method but never seen it in action!!! Thank you socrates!!!!

[Gis]

Def going to try this method out Socrates! Thanks for posting the Link!

[Celeste in New Orleans]

WOO HOO! I just decapated my first two klickies using the Spanish method. One Santa and one lady. Look out klickies, here I come. 

[bonniebeth]

Oh, congratulations!  It's very exciting the first time you manage to get one apart. And it opens up a whole new world of possibilities!