8880 alternate parts?

[Richard Dower]

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=8880-1

 

Did this set come part mold/part revisions?....wa there like a 1st and 2nd edition released or something?

I see the Steering Arm were released in two different molds (pin vs. axle hole) and two colours (White vs. old Light Gray)

If you have this set, what did you get?....which version/clour od the ORIGINAL released version?

 

[DrJB]

Bricklink says 8880 came with both parts,

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in also two different color variants. My 8880 came with WHITE parts, with PIN (round) holes.

Though, you can make both work by using either of these two pins.

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But of course, you already knew that :)

[Richard Dower]

Did the white steering arm come with Black towballs with axle hole?

[DrJB]

Nope, black pins

and pin holes on the white arms.

[allanp]

My first one came with white steering arms with the + holes for the grey towballs and black 16t clutch gears and an added amendment sheet for the instructions. My newer one came with white steering arms with O hole for the black tow balls with dark grey clutch gears.

Edited April 12, 2017 by allanp

[Richard Dower]

I was thinking there was an edition with black clutch gears, i am trying to part out this set but trying to get the parts that proginally came with the first edition released etc.

Buying second hand you dont know what parts you're gonna get though. Could you scan that adendment part sheet?

Edited April 12, 2017 by Richard Dower

[ludov]

Like @allanp, I also have both the steering arms with + and with o holes. Both arms are indeed with, I've never seen the grey ones. I think mine also had the black clutch gears, although I should double check that.

I'll check if I have the amendment... I think it had instructions on it for the alignment (90 degrees of the lift arms before connecting the gears). I thought both my copies (+ version and o version) had the amendment sheet, but I'd need to check that to be sure.

I have no recollection of which version came first: my own copy came with the o version, and the second copy I got many years later had the + arms. I'm tempted to say that the o arms belong to the second revision.

[allanp]

1 hour ago, Richard Dower said:

I was thinking there was an edition with black clutch gears, i am trying to part out this set but trying to get the parts that proginally came with the first edition released etc.

Buying second hand you dont know what parts you're gonna get though. Could you scan that adendment part sheet?

This version seems to have been included with the instructions whereas mine came on a separate sheet.

[TechnicRCRacer]

I have the white steering arms with O holes from my 8880.