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what tool works to detach input jack from Ric-O-Sound plate?
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:48 pm
by Sir Ricardo
Hello - - - - when I try and remove the 1/2" nuts that hold the input jacks to the jack plate......I get stumped.
A crescent wrench won't squeeze in there.
A 1/2" nut driver is the "right" tool for the nut, but its barrel is too fat, and doesn't really fit in there either.
What tool should I use? Is there a specific brand of 1/2" nut driver that has a very narrow wall?
thanks much for your thoughts - - -
Richard
Re: what tool works to detach input jack from Ric-O-Sound plate?
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:04 pm
by paologregorio
One of these should do the trick:
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Speci ... ivers.html
Or you can try to find one that's thin walled. IIRC, if the nut driver's tempered or forged, or whatever the correct term is, you can grind down the outer wall of the nut driver so it fits.
Re: what tool works to detach input jack from Ric-O-Sound plate?
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:36 am
by jdogric12
I've always used an adjustable wrench and never had any problems.
Re: what tool works to detach input jack from Ric-O-Sound plate?
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:03 am
by jdawe
I've always used an adjustable wrench and never had any problems.
Same here. Maybe you just need a smaller size crescent wrench, Richard.
Re: what tool works to detach input jack from Ric-O-Sound plate?
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:54 am
by johnhall
If I'm somewhere that there isn't a thin-wall nut driver at hand, I use needle nosed pliers very carefully. Also, the little pliers on my Swiss army knife fits it perfectly.
Re: what tool works to detach input jack from Ric-O-Sound plate?
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:11 pm
by jingle_jangle
I use a standard six-point socket that has had its business end ground down and tapered to a thin edge.
Re: what tool works to detach input jack from Ric-O-Sound plate?
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:52 am
by doctorwho
jdawe wrote:I've always used an adjustable wrench and never had any problems.
Same here. Maybe you just need a smaller size crescent wrench, Richard.
He might be using a metric Crescent™ wrench instead of an American Standard one ...
IIRC, I have a mini adjustable wrench that works, as well as a 1/4"-drive socket set that has a 1/2" socket that works, too.
Re: what tool works to detach input jack from Ric-O-Sound plate?
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:57 am
by Sir Ricardo
He might be using a metric Crescent™ wrench instead of an American Standard one ...
No I've been using a Fertile Crescent wrench.
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Re: what tool works to detach input jack from Ric-O-Sound plate?
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:11 am
by kiramdear
johnhall wrote:If I'm somewhere that there isn't a thin-wall nut driver at hand, I use needle nosed pliers very carefully. Also, the little pliers on my Swiss army knife fits it perfectly.
That's how I've always done it, including the Swiss Army Knife.
Re: what tool works to detach input jack from Ric-O-Sound plate?
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:40 pm
by jwilli
This tool NOT recommended......
Re: what tool works to detach input jack from Ric-O-Sound plate?
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:44 pm
by wints
jwilli wrote:This tool NOT recommended......
Looks like a needle nose pliers kinda guy, but not for jack plate extraction!