Claw not re-packing

[LordFjord]

A bit backstory:

I am building a station via SSTO and using a small RCS tug with a claw to move the station modules from the SSTO to the station (also to rearrange station modules).

1st 2 modules went fine, all worked as intended.

On the 3rd module, when I released the tug from the station (it was attached with the claw on the last module I placed), the claw did not repack.

Now I'm in trouble as my SSTO does not have any RCS and I probably wont be able to place the module without the tug.

Any ideas/suggestions?

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[Sirrobert]

Why do you need to repack the claw to move something around?

It should be armed if you want to attach it to something, and it is

[RocketPilot573]

What mods are installed? Anything that could "break" the claw?

EDIT: Wait a minute! It has the "release" option, which means it probably thinks its clawed to something. Try clicking that.

And if that doesn't work, did you try turning it off and on again?

Edited June 7, 2014 by RocketPilot573

[Tortoise]

You need to right-click the claw and hit "Release" to retract it.

[LordFjord]

Yes I clicked release but it did nothing, that's why I posted this.

There are no other options beside "release" and "control from here" - how to turn it off and on again?

I fear the tug is bugged out as the claw thinks that it is still attached to something, but it isnt. I can move the tug around without any issues.

Edit

to the mods installed question:

None that should affect the claw. The SSTO is stock except the KER chip, the cargo was a lab from the station science module with a docking port sr on both ends (which didnt make any problems so far).

The tug is 100% stock.

No FAR, no fuel balancers.

Edited June 7, 2014 by LordFjord

[LordFjord]

Kraken > Fjord

Wanted to fire up the game in order to deorbit the tug and bring a replacement with the next ferry. Game loaded, my SSTO selected, loading took ages, the space station had a LOT of wrongly oriented parts, it looked almost as if all docking ports were turned by 90°, menu items wont do anything, can neither revert nor goto back to SPH. I can still turn the camera, at 2.3km distance I can see the markers of many objects named the same as the station.

When restarting KSP, I can see ~40 objects in orbit with mass 0, partcount 0 and the same name as my station

-> the kraken ate my persistence file.

I will try to rescue what's possible.

edit:

I could delete the weirdo objects and the station. The SSTO could be saved, also the other ongoing missions are still there.

So all in all I lost a station and a lot of time. I think I'll keep a good distance from the claw in the future...

Edited June 7, 2014 by LordFjord