EVA Construction - Probodyne Rovemate

[Turbo Ben]

HI all, I'm having trouble with a bit of EVA deconstruction on the Mun. I'm in a career game trying to disassemble an old rover that was part of a "finish rover" mission, which I completed ages ago. The rover has just been sat on the Mun unused. I had a tourist mission to land kerbals on the Mun, so I thought, instead of just terminating the rover, I could deconstruct it and return it to Kerbin. All was going as planned until the last part, the Probodyne Rovemate. I cannot pick it up.

I've tried all I can think of. At first I thought it was a weight issue, so I brought along 2 extra kerbals. Nope. I then thought maybe it was because it was the last part of a seperate vessel, so I took along a KAS fuel hose and connector and linked the Rovemate to my main vessel, essentially making everything part of the same vessel. I still can't pick up the Rovemate. It lights up green as though it can be picked up, but nothing happens when I click on it.

I know it's hardly a massive issue, but I wanted to recover it rather than just destroy it. EVA construction is something I haven't done much of so wanted to understand why it's not doing what I want.

Any suggestions?

[king of nowhere]

it's absolutely normal. not really a bug, but a quirk of how the game handles construction.

the probe core is the root part. you cannot manipulate root parts in eva construction, in any way.

[Turbo Ben]

Thanks for the info. I was starting to suspect that might be the problem as I was able to manipulate a Rovemate that I took along as a test.

After some experimentation I found a solution. I attached a claw to the rover and docked it with the lander. I was then able to completely deconstruct the rover.