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Truss Rod Rescue Kit
What to do about a broken or stripped truss rod? You could remove the fingerboard, dig out the truss rod, replace it, reglue the board and refinish the neck. Or you could simply throw the neck away as a lost cause.
Now at last you can fix it — with our unique Truss Rod Rescue Kit.
See details below
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Truss Rod Rescue Kit
Instructions
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i-5680 Updated 06/06
Cutter
Removes wood around the truss rod, exposing the rod and making room for
the thread-cutting die. |
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Thread-cutting
die
A specially-designed 10-32 die that cleans up existing threads and cuts
new thread on the truss rod. |
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Pilot
For Fender guitars: guides the cutter into a 3/8" truss rod access hole. |
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Spacers
Provide a smooth bearing surface for the truss rod nut, and cover the last
few partial threads left by the die. |
Our Truss Rod Rescue Kit breathes new life into valuable necks that would otherwise
be scrapped. When the truss rod nut no longer adjusts due to damaged threads,
or because it is already as tight as it can go, this tool fixes the problem.
Use the Rescue Kit to clean up threads, cut new threads, and remove wood to make
room for the truss rod to work. It even rescues truss rods when the adjusting
nut has broken off!
Instructions
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First, try cleaning the
threads
Turn the truss rod’s adjusting nut counterclockwise to remove it from the threaded
rod. Sometimes, all that’s needed is a cleanup of the truss rod threads. Use the
thread-cutting die for this, turning it carefully onto the existing threads. By
threading the die on and off once, you’ll know the rod is cleaned and ready for
its adjusting nut. If you feel resistance when turning the die, stop. This resistance
means the tool has met with marred or dirty threads, or is starting to cut new
threads in the metal rod. This requires a slow and careful approach, as detailed
in step 3 on the next page.
In some cases the nut will have become frozen to the rod, or may even have broken
off, taking the end of the truss rod with it. To repair a truss rod in this condition
requires removing wood around the rod, and cutting new threads as shown in steps
1 through 5.
Good, working truss rod. This adjusting nut is accessible, turns
without too much force, and is flush against a metal washer that serves
as a bearing surface. |
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Broken truss rod.
Here, the adjusting nut has frozen to the truss rod and then broken
off — taking part of the rod away with it. The remaining truss rod
doesn’t have enough thread exposed for an adjusting nut.
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Truss rod repair,
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Step 1 Use the
cutter to remove wood until you have 5/8" of the truss rod exposed. Use
only moderate pressure, and let the tool do the cutting. Stop frequently
to remove wood chips from the cavity.
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Step 2 With the
wood removed you now have access to more of the truss rod, but there may
not be enough thread for the adjusting nut.
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Step 3 Switch to the die, using it carefully so you can feel it catch
onto the threads. Turn the die slowly, and stop when it hits resistance.
Note the position of the wrench at this point, then continue 1/4 turn —
you’ve now started cutting threads. After 1/4 turn, back the die out and
clean its threads. Also clean any shavings from the truss rod cavity. Continue
thread-cutting 1/4 turn at a time, stopping to clean between each cut until
you reach the bottom of the cavity. Cutting too quickly allows shavings
to build up and places stress on the truss rod. A bit of lubricant in the
die, such as petroleum jelly, Guitar Grease, paraffin, or beeswax will ease
the job and produce cleaner threads. We don’t recommend using oil, or any
other thin lubricant that might leech into the wood.
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Step 4 Now there is enough thread for the adjusting nut, but the
die leaves a little bit of unthreaded rod at the deepest point in the cavity.
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Step 5 Use a spacer (provided) to cover that last bit of unthreaded
rod and to provide a metal bearing surface. A thin washer can also be added
over the spacer if you wish.
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Use the pilot for Fender truss rods
A Fender neck’s truss rod cavity is smaller than the cutter and its rod
is recessed. In this case use the pilot, which is sized to match the Fender
cavity. The pilot keeps the cutter centered until the cut is well started;
after that you can remove the pilot and continue cutting normally.
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Shown on page 16 of our latest catalog.
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