How do I make two parts slide like on a forklift?

I'm working on a game and I've run into a problem scripting the motion of the forks of a forklift. I've got the model done, but no matter what I try in my script using CFrame and other API calls, I cannot change the position of the forks relative to the beam that holds them. If I break the joint between the forks and the beam, then I can move them, but then of course they don't work as a fork lift.

Here is the script I've tried most recently: -- ************************************************************************************ -- LiftTruckOperControlEven.OnServerEvent handler

-- In this function we will process the received events from the EventServer, fired by -- key press events handled by the Local Script. This function must -- * parse the sending player -- * parse the event "type" sent in arg1 -- * Confirm the player has a vehicle created of the correct type -- * Confirm the player is the occupant of the vehicle with their name on it

game.Workspace.LiftTruckOperControlEvent.OnServerEvent:connect(function(player, arg1) -- define the function that will be called when the event is fired

if (player ~= nil) then 	
	local vehicleName = player.Name.."ContainerLiftTruck"
	if ( game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(vehicleName) and 
	     (player.VehicleTag.Value == "ContainerLiftTruck") ) then
		local playersTruck = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(vehicleName) 
		local truckNetworkOwner = playersTruck.VehicleSeat:GetNetworkOwner() 
		-- lets make sure the networkowner is the one in the seat
		if (truckNetworkOwner.Name == player.Name) then	
		-- network owner is in the driver's seat
			if (arg1 == "up") then
				print (vehicleName.." Going Up!")
				local startingCFrame = playersTruck.GrabberAssembly:GetPrimaryPartCFrame()
				local newCFrame = startingCFrame + Vector3.new(0, 5, 0) 
				print("Start: ",startingCFrame)
				print("New: ", newCFrame)					
				--playersTruck.ContainerGrabAssembly:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(newCFrame)
				--playersTruck.ContainerGrabAssembly.LiftTraveller.CFrame = newCFrame
				--playersTruck.ContainerGrabAssembly:TranslateBy(Vector3.new(0, 5, 0))
				print(playersTruck.GrabberAssembly:GetPrimaryPartCFrame())
				
			elseif (arg1 == "down") then
				print (vehicleName.." Going Down!")
			else
				print (vehicleName.." Arg1 not what I expected")
			end				
		else	-- someone other than the owner is in the seat
			
		end
	end
else
	print ("No Vehicle Found by that name")
end

end)

In order for the new CFRAME to take effect, do I need to break the joint between the grabber assembly and the beam, then remake it after its done moving?

If anyone can help me with this scripting issue I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

• EngineerTim