Quote Originally Posted by reillyd View Post
How widespread are these hip problems? I still haven't opened mine, and am now worried that it will be a dud (or that any stock on shelves will be 'returned' with a flaw). I'm not handy with tools, and it seems a big task to disassemble his hips just to be able to transform him
Here is a tutorial.

https://www.seibertron.com/transform...g-a-hip/38720/

My fix was simpler. I just put a round piece of plastic between the teeth of the ratchet to stop them meshing. The pressure from the springs holds Trypticon upright. I don't like the idea of a sharp pointy spring end eternally scratching the inside of the joint. Likewise for decomposing cardboard.