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Re: 1981 4003 truss rods
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:28 am
by jps
You are confusing two rods with one. There are two individual truss rods in your guitar; each one has one threaded end and one blunt end that is shorter than the treaded end. Each of the two nuts you see are on one of each rod.
Re: 1981 4003 truss rods
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:28 am
by robbo63
Yes, you are right, I just found some pictures. I'd never taken my rods out, and when I just now got one replacement one, I was confused by its shape. A big "never mind" from me
Re: 1981 4003 truss rods
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:55 pm
by jps
That's okay, Robert, it happens to the best of us.
Re: 1981 4003 truss rods
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:27 pm
by wingnut
I'm no expert, but it sounds like you just described one of my truss rods. It looks like a giant bobby pin with threads on the longer end. It's flat on two sides with rounded edges on the other two.
Re: 1981 4003 truss rods
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:53 pm
by jingle_jangle
And what does the other one look like?
Re: 1981 4003 truss rods
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:00 pm
by wingnut
You'll know pretty soon, as they're both in sparks right now!