How to fix Optimus' elbows
Como concertar os cotovelos do Optimus

These pictures, and step-by-step instructions were provided by user Doidao Da Motosserra, from the Transformers Brasil community on Orkut. I simply translated it from Portuguese, and reproduced them here, so that more people could see it. I didn't try it myself yet, so do it at your own risk.


Remove the big screw and pull down the forearm, separating it from the body.

[Retire o parafuso grande e puxe o ante-braço para baixo separando do corpo.]

 


Remove the big screw. You can leave the smaller one sitting there (unscrewed). Be careful so that parts don't jump out, because of the spring inside.

[Retire o parafuso grande, o menor pode deixar (desparafusado) na peca, cuidado para a peca nao pular por cauda da mola interna.]

 


Be careful on this step. Besides the spring, you have to watch the correct position of the gears. I suggest opening this piece with Optimus facing down.

[Muito cuidado aqui, alem da mola, tem a posicao correta das engrenagens para ser mantida, aconselho a abrir essa parte com o optimus de barriga para baixo.]

 


This step is kind of hard, because the arm is glued on the inside, so be careful not to break or damage this part.

[Esse ponto e meio dificil, ja que no braco tem cola por dentro, muito cuidado pra nao quebrar nem danificar a peca.]

 


Note the small black part. Be careful so that it doesn't jump off when you open the arm. It's there to keep the arm from being loose.

[Nesse ponto pode-se notar uma pequena peca preta, cuidado para ela nao pular fora quando vc abrir, sem ela o braco ficara molenga (depois e só trocar o braco de lado e remontar tudo).]

 


Now, switch the right and left arms, e reassemble everything (follow these steps backwards). You're done!

[Feito isso é sé inverter os lados do braco e remontar as pecas de tras para frente e pronto serviço completo.]

 


Here is the arm reassembled. Notice that the screws are now on the inside of the arm.

[Braço trocado e remontado e todos os parafusos ficaram para o lado de dentro.]