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ASP.net MVC passing parameters from view to controller

Hello, i am trying to move some of my member's properties table to a new create action in the members exams controller.  I am able to import all of the parameters however the default ID from the members table keeps routing to the corresponding ID in the members exam controller instead of creating a new member exam.  I know where my problem it as but don't know how to fix.   I have tried to change in the RouteConfig however the new post will not save.  

View
 <td>
                           
                            @Html.ActionLink("Add Exam", "Create", "members_exams", new { id = item.members_id,
                                                                                          name = item.members_firstname, 
                                                                                          lname = item.members_lastname, 
                                                                                          mname = item.members_middlename, 
                                                                                          ssn = item.members_ssn, 
                                                                                          email = item.members_email, 
                                                                                          address = item.members_address, 
                                                                                          city = item.members_city, 
                                                                                          state = item.members_ssn, 
                                                                                          zip = item.members_zip, 
                                                                                          phone = item.members_phone }, 
                                                                                          new { @class = "btn btn-success" })
                            </td>

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I know  id = item.members_id is cause the problem but how do I fix it to create a new exam.    I have tried to eliminate the ID and use null after the parameters.  

Controller:
	public ActionResult Create(int? id, string name, string mname, string lname, string ssn, string email, string address, string city, string state, string zip, string phone)
		{
			if (id == null)
			{
				return new HttpStatusCodeResult(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
			}
			members_exams members_exams = db.members_exams.Find(id);
			if (members_exams == null)
			{
				return HttpNotFound();
			}		
			members_exams.members_id = id;
			members_exams.members_exams_firstname = name;
			members_exams.members_exams_middlename = mname;
			members_exams.members_exams_lastname = lname;
			members_exams.members_exams_ssn = ssn;
			members_exams.members_exams_email = email;
			members_exams.members_exams_address = address;
			members_exams.members_exams_city = city;
			members_exams.members_exams_state = state;
			members_exams.members_exams_zip = zip;
			members_exams.members_exams_phone = phone;

			ViewBag.exams_id = new SelectList(db.exams, "exams_id", "exams_description");
			ViewBag.members_exams_status_id = new SelectList(db.members_exams_status, "members_exams_status_id", "members_exams_status_description");
			ViewBag.members_exams_types_id = new SelectList(db.members_exams_types, "members_exams_types_id", "members_exams_types_description");
			ViewBag.schools_id = new SelectList(db.schools.OrderBy(x => x.schools_name), "schools_id", "schools_name");
			return View(members_exams);
        }

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In a different try I have changed the  route config:

 public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
        {
            routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");

            routes.MapRoute(
                name: "Default",
                url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
                defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
            );

			routes.MapRoute(
			   name: "Create",
			   url: "Members_exams/Create",
			   defaults: new { controller = "Members_exams", action = "Create" }
		   );
        }

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View - I have taken out the ID parameter:
   @Html.ActionLink("Add Exam", "Create", "members_exams", new { name = item.members_firstname,
                                                                                          lname = item.members_lastname,
                                                                                          mname = item.members_middlename,
                                                                                          ssn = item.members_ssn,
                                                                                          email = item.members_email,
                                                                                          address = item.members_address,
                                                                                          city = item.members_city,
                                                                                          state = item.members_ssn,
                                                                                          zip = item.members_zip,
                                                                                          phone = item.members_phone },
                                                                                          new { @class = "btn btn-success" })
                            </td>[/code]

controller:  
public ActionResult Create(int? id, string name, string mname, string lname, string ssn, string email, string address, string city, string state, string zip, string phone)
		{
			members_exams members_exams = new members_exams();	
			members_exams.members_id = id;
			members_exams.members_exams_firstname = name;
			members_exams.members_exams_middlename = mname;
			members_exams.members_exams_lastname = lname;
			members_exams.members_exams_ssn = ssn;
			members_exams.members_exams_email = email;
			members_exams.members_exams_address = address;
			members_exams.members_exams_city = city;
			members_exams.members_exams_state = state;
			members_exams.members_exams_zip = zip;
			members_exams.members_exams_phone = phone;

			ViewBag.exams_id = new SelectList(db.exams, "exams_id", "exams_description");
			ViewBag.members_exams_status_id = new SelectList(db.members_exams_status, "members_exams_status_id", "members_exams_status_description");
			ViewBag.members_exams_types_id = new SelectList(db.members_exams_types, "members_exams_types_id", "members_exams_types_description");
			ViewBag.schools_id = new SelectList(db.schools.OrderBy(x => x.schools_name), "schools_id", "schools_name");
			return View(members_exams);
        }

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Thanks for your help,

Jay
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Thanks Miguel. Works Great! I owe you a drink if you are ever in Kansas City