Answers.Body: <p>Super-glue? Nope, no super-gluing if <em>LEGO</em> has anything to say about it.</p>
  
  <p>This is probably a duplicate question, but if you contact <em>LEGO</em> directly, they will replace the part for free.  Follow this <a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1801/how-does-lego-handle-the-breakage-of-hero-factory-sockets">older post for details</a>.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thank you for the suggestion, but I think that it is very ulikely they will replace parts of the set that is now a decade old (I'm speaking of 8994). Unfortunately I do not have credit card nor paypal either (I'm 16 years old) and can't buy online using their pick-a-brick service. Again thank you a lot :)
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Answers.Body: <p>The socket joints from around 2008-2010 were poorly designed. They were both too thin and too tight, so cracking was a very common problem.</p>
  
  <p>Because the issue is the shape of the part, super glue doesn't do much. I tested it out on of my broken joints and the parts cracked again the first time I connected it. So don't bother with that.</p>
  
  <p>What may help is sanding the inside of the socket's prongs down to make it less tight during insertion. I tested this out on a few of my sockets. Sanded sockets took 100 insertions without cracking while the ones that weren't broke after 20-30. However, I've also heard that the 2008 joints crack after sitting too long in a connected state, which sanding may not prevent.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I'm pretty sure that serious <em>Bionicle</em> fans have all dealt with cracking of the joint socket pieces. However, is super-gluing the broken parts a solution? I'm worried that the joint  socket won't be elastic enough for the joint piece to enter, or even that it might crack again.</p>
  
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Title: Problem With Bionicle Joint Sockets Cracking, Repair Options?
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ThreadText: # Problem With Bionicle Joint Sockets Cracking, Repair Options?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-03)
  
  I'm pretty sure that serious *Bionicle* fans have all dealt with cracking of the joint socket pieces. However, is super-gluing the broken parts a solution? I'm worried that the joint socket won't be elastic enough for the joint piece to enter, or even that it might crack again.
  
  **Tags:** technic, repair, bionicle, replacement-parts
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-01-03. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  Super-glue? Nope, no super-gluing if *LEGO* has anything to say about it.
  
  This is probably a duplicate question, but if you contact *LEGO* directly, they will replace the part for free. Follow this [older post for details](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1801/how-does-lego-handle-the-breakage-of-hero-factory-sockets).
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thank you for the suggestion, but I think that it is very ulikely they will replace parts of the set that is now a decade old (I'm speaking of 8994). Unfortunately I do not have credit card nor paypal either (I'm 16 years old) and can't buy online using their pick-a-brick service. Again thank you a lot :)  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2020-02-16. Score: 4
  
  The socket joints from around 2008-2010 were poorly designed. They were both too thin and too tight, so cracking was a very common problem.
  
  Because the issue is the shape of the part, super glue doesn't do much. I tested it out on of my broken joints and the parts cracked again the first time I connected it. So don't bother with that.
  
  What may help is sanding the inside of the socket's prongs down to make it less tight during insertion. I tested this out on a few of my sockets. Sanded sockets took 100 insertions without cracking while the ones that weren't broke after 20-30. However, I've also heard that the 2008 joints crack after sitting too long in a connected state, which sanding may not prevent.
  
  
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