![]() ![]() ![]() Here is what I have measured from my rod and nut with my digital calipers. 8mm pitch for 5mm, and the rod and nut will not thread. I've run into an unexpected result when going to the hardware store, they only carried course threads, industry standards say that would be a. Out for any insight from anyone, this is what I have done. Do you have the barrel nut? If so, can they remove the broken off piece from the nut, and get thread specifications from it or the piece of rod? If I follow your description correctly, the rod must have snapped off at the back end of the barrel nut if you want to cut more threads onto the remaining rod. ![]() So I have some jig education in my near future.Īny pictures of what anyone uses would be very beneficial.ĭave, re-reading your second response I see that you state the rod is broken on your guitar. The jig I built years ago was not stable enough, and all I kept was the rail and sled assembly. Determine if there is one available to fit the guitar, build a functional stable jig for doing the routing process correctly by holding everything securely. I need to read up on installing a 2 way truss rod assembly properly. Worth it to me to invest my time to try a repair, so why not try myself. Nice solid top body with only one clean crack in it. So it hung in his basement around all his woodworking project gathering dust and overspray from finishing processes. Hoping someone with previous experience might be able to provide some hands on insight.Ī previous owner was going to try to repair it, roughly removed the FB binding and balked at that point. I'm not going to have time to pull the FB until after Christmas to see what's under there, too much family stuff to do. Has any one ever replaced a rod in this era Yamaha? Any clue if it's a single rod only, or a rod in a inverted U channel? The allen key nut looks like its been over tightened, and has the tip of the rod maxed out of threads. I just acquired a 1977-80 Yamaha FG-375S, Taiwan, with a broken truss rod. Pleased to present for your consideration.Īlso, I'm a hobbyist, not a professional repair person. ![]()
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