If like me, you saw those DJ Sures videos before last xmas and thought "that's what a Wall-E toy should be able to do" and pulled out your credit card, and - well, the rest is history.
The price of ebay Wall-Es has gone through the roof.
Now you've got your ez-b kit and your Wall-E and some idea of how to mod him from the other guys' projects, but ...
How do you get started? How do you pull it apart without wrecking anything? Nervous?
Start here.
There are a few pitfalls to pulling this little fella apart before you start to modify him.
Firstly, the first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces. This toy is very over-engineered with many screws and clips and things that will bewilder you when you go to put them back together - hopefully this guide will help.
There are also quite a few pieces that can be re-purposed, so keep everything. Take your own photos if you are not sure - especially when you pull apart the head.
Secondly, if you can get a spare Wall-E or two cheaply enough - do so. The value of having a safety net of spare parts cannot be overstated. (If, like me, you are stupid enough to cut or drill before seeing the consequences ...)
Thirdly, and this is largely my choice, when finally modding the toy, I have avoided using glue until I am certain of final configuration - blu-tack and zip ties will do fine for a lot of the testing.
I will also post some pics of my implementation - such as it is - so far - head's not on yet - but this thread is just for pulling him apart.
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Hey guys... found this thread to the fact that I am having some trouble with my Wall-E. The left side will not move when I have the treads on. The robot used to work perfectly, then I didn't use it for a while. I turned it back on and noticed that he only pivots in place due to the left side not working. I took the rubber treads off and the wheel seems to turn but when I put it back, it stops.
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Mine was Plastic and glued in as well.
Was able to drill a hole and get it done.
@ maerj2001 the plastic gears are probably worn out on the left side that Windex that is happened to one of the wall.e's i own. They Used to sell a repair kit on eBay but it is no longer available. Might be a great opportunity to turn him into an ez- robot. Sorry if I am necroing this thread. I found it very helpful.
Am I supposed to remove this part of the big wheel to access the other screw?You know, i can't quite remember. But i feel like there isn't a screw behind that. Did the wheels press on? I know i have footage somewhere of the build... but i have no idea where it is. Probably on our old video editor's server. We had this massive storage server with 20tb that has every video. We stopped making as many videos because ppl didn't seem to care about them and prefered written material. So we created the support section instead.
looking through the pictures attached to this thread I see this one. It looks like the OP removed the center hub you're asking about. I don't know if that's a clue or not.
If you zoom in it almost looks like a keyed hole. I bet the wheel will just pull off after you remove all the outer ring of screws.
Here's an old YouTube video of @DJ working on a Wall-E. I don't know if this is the one he mentioned above. However I don't see anywhere in this vid where took off the wheels. Cool music though and a hoot to watch.
These are basically all the same WALL-Es.
This is what mine looks like. The only difference is that this one has a green gearbox instead of the white ones.