A little trick I do when I have had to remove truss rods[the old ones] is once
I get them out,
I use 4/0 steel wool to clean any rust and other crap off of them,polish them
up a bit, and then I wax them up with Johnsons' paste
floor wax and buff them with a clean towel
or rag. This way, you kind of seal the metal
against further rusting, as well as make the
rods move easier.I also got myself a thread
cutting die[a 10-32NF] and redo the threads
to clean them up,as most efforts to adjust old
rods ends up dinging the threads.I also put
around 1/4" more thread length on the rod,
too,and this always seems to help.I believe
that die cutter size is stated correctly, but if in doubt, take one of the
adjusting nuts to the
hardware store with you to double check.
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