arcus94 Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 These are in very tightly--not even glued..I thought I drilled deep enough, but they need to go in about 1-1.5mm more--lots of differnce in playing action there, and I don't want to have to ship the neck up...BTW, the guitar has a tru-oil finish-easy to fix. Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 These are in very tightly--not even glued..I thought I drilled deep enough, but they need to go in about 1-1.5mm more--lots of differnce in playing action there, and I don't want to have to ship the neck up...BTW, the guitar has a tru-oil finish-easy to fix. Any advice? ← One way to do it is to install the stud bolts back in to resonable depth then get a claw hammer to pull them out. Be sure to put a piece of wood in between the hammer and the body so you don't leave hammer marks behind. Go slow and gently work around the stud. I have done this before with no problem but I'm always open to a better and easier way. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mariah Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Better than a hammer is a pair of wire cutters. Grab the area where the knife edge of the trem goes, use a piece of wood as a fulcrum, and pry the stud out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 better?? Why? Less leverage, and more chance of damaging the screw in studs... its what the claw on a claw hammer is designed to do remember. Use a claw hammer with a suitable piece on wood to protect the surface on the guitar. Use cork under the wood if you have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 I had the luxury of having to take out some inserts myself before for the exact same reason. lol.. I had to figure out how to get them out also. The absolute safest way I figured out was by getting a long bolt that will fit it perfectly, threads, etc. Then just turn it until it bottoms out, thus hitting the wood, now keep turning it, and the force from the bolt will push it straight out without any problems. You will have absolutely no damage, and then you'll be ready to redrill. This way you don't widen the hole at all. Just a little tip I though would help you out. Please keep this secret confidential, I've got a Patent Pending on it. haha Just kidding.. Good luck PS... I recommend using a bolt that has a hex head bolts so you can use a socket wrench and easily take them out without a chance of scracthing your guitars surface. Matt Vinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mariah Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Less leverage? Only if you're using a tiny ass piece of wood as a fulcrum. As far as I can tell there's less chance of damage with wire cutters because unless you're a dumbass you're not going to grip the stud hard enough to create any indentations, and when you pull it out there's ZERO chance of it causing any widening of the stud holes. Those Wilkinson trem studs are deceptive. No matter how deep you drill for them it never seems like enough. ESPECIALLY if you want the trem to sit flush with the body. I wanted that on one I pieced together a while back. I ended up having to drill into the damn trem spring cavity to get the studs low enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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