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dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:37 pm

10/32 thread die is what Fender and Gibson also use.
size 10 producing 32 threads per inch. Not sure what that would equal in metrics.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:54 pm

Thanks Dale. I thought that's what it was but I wanted to be sure. If you can't get one Ilan, I will send one over to you.

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:58 pm

Hey Ilan, your bass was born the same month and year my Azureglo was! We are kin folk now.

Cole

headbanger · Post by **headbanger** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:14 pm

I had a tough time finding a 10/32 die in Australia where everything is metric also. It's now a prized posession!
Ilan, clean the rods with steel wool & coat them with floor polish & they should go in(or out) easily. You don't HAVE to arch them before they go in, but sometimes it can help. Bow the neck by hand then snug them up.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:15 pm

Why don't you just tap it metric and use a metric nut to fit it? You can then use a metric wrench to adjust it as well.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:43 pm

Nuts like that can be hard to find in any thread.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:45 pm

I have to agree with John. That would be the most logical way to do it since the metric die will chase new threads right over the 10/32's
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cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 2:44 am

You might try this place, they have all kinds of stuff.

http://www.boltdepot.com/

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:08 am

Thanks for all the good advice!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 7:07 am

Coupling nuts like that are easily found in larger sizes with 1/4-20 being the most common. Little ones like those found on Rick truss rods are not readily available. Because they are so often munged, I have tried to source them for replacements.

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 7:10 am

Would it not just be as easy to get a new set of trussrods ??

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:03 am

They aren't made any more. Lucky for me I have a NOS set of the old rods I bought back in '83, just in case.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 11:23 am

Ted, McMaster Carr has nuts like those in every configuration, thread, length, English or metric. I can't imagine that GIN Engineers in Israel doesn't have much the same stock.

You don't even have to chase over the same threads- just cut off 20-25 mm of the rod and start fresh.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 12:48 pm

I checked with McMaster Carr a while back. The smallest width they offer is 3/8". They don't seem to have a 1/4" in their catalog.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 3:11 pm

I think the aluminum block get pushed over from using high tension strings over a period of time. Sometimes even if you cut a length of the rod off it will happen again unless you use very light strings. You may also have a hard time getting the neck to be exactly straight. The steel in those rods is soft and under too much tension they will push the block down bending the tapped ends downward at the same time, it's very common with old 4001's. I had two 4001's done, on one of them the machinist cut off the threaded ends and welded some hard steel for the new ends, the block never moves downward as the hard steel will not bend. On the other one I just had new ends made and threaded and that one continues to bend downward unless I use very light gauge strings like TI's. And once it happens it does it again very easily, bending the ends up again doesn't really work very well as gradually they usually bend down again. I didn't ask the machinest to make hard steel ends he just took it upon himself to do it. I had misgivings at first was afraid that all the pressure would pop the fretboard but it's been 2 years and I've had no problems with that bass at all. I have stock Ric nickels RW's on it, sounds and plays great, it's my only RW bass right now.