Matt Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 basically Ive just glued in my Truss rod which is around 4mm and used a 10/32 tap on it for my fender style nut. (bl**dy American silly backward dimensions ) Anyway gave it a test and hey presto the nut keeps slipping threads under tension.... damn Im an idiot what can I do without having to go through the messy process of tearing out the lacewood fillet I just glued in and putting in a different one? theres about 12mm of unproperly tapped truss rod showing to play with. thanks guys this has really annoyed me and I need a hand cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 maybe you could add some pictures to go along with this question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Perhaps this could help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 That truss-rod kit is an excellent idea, unfortunately, I have a metal anchor piece that the nut acts on in the neck just in front of the FR nut screws, so I can't dig in anymore. good idea tho, Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Not that I can help but, I don't think you have to star-out "bloody" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova9 Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 That truss-rod kit is an excellent idea, Except at $229 you'd most likely be cheaper starting again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 (edited) A little research on the Fender style nut (bullet) tells me that 3/16" rod size should be threaded. That converts to 4.7 mm so I guess your threads are too shallow on the 4 mm. rod, ouch! I see no option but to remove the truss rod and replace with proper 3/16" stock. Either way, you are stuck with shallow 10/32 threads and can't recut any threads with the rod inside the neck. Edited September 17, 2006 by Southpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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