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Topic: Cleaning a Sho-Bud Pro 1 changer |
Dan Najvar
From: McDade, TX
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Posted 29 Sep 2011 7:34 am
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Hello everyone! Recently I have been thinking about selling my 74-75 3 x 1 (no decal)Pro 1. It has been sitting in the case for about 3 1/2 years now. Last night I got her out and began evaluating what it would take to get her ready to sell and I have decided that the changer is gonna have to come apart to give it a good cleaning. Could/Would any of you who have done this mind giving me a step by step method for disassembly/reassembly? What kind of parts cleaner is the best for this job? Just looking at the under carriage would make many of you cringe in horror so I have my work cut out for me!! Thank you for any help!! |
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James Morehead
From: Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Sep 2011 9:29 am
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Dan shoot me an email, I'll help ya. shobud"at"windstream.net _________________ "Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement"~old cowboy proverb.
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Bent Romnes
From: London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 29 Sep 2011 2:00 pm
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Dan, Go to a bicycle repair shop and buy a spray can of degreaser. You were gonna take the changer off, right?
The grease and dirt will just run off it.
Let dry and re-lube. _________________ BenRom Pedal Steel Guitars
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Tom Wolverton
From: Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 29 Sep 2011 2:24 pm
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Probably best to stay away from bike lubes that contain wax. _________________ To write with a broken pencil is pointless. |
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Tony Glassman
From: The Great Northwest
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Posted 29 Sep 2011 2:34 pm
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Lynn Stafford turned me onto using carburetor cleaner. It comes in a 1 gallon can with a dip basket and is usually sold at automotive stores.
Load the basket with the gnarly parts, lower it into the solution, remove in 20-30 min, then rinse and dry. The parts will be pristine. |
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Bent Romnes
From: London,Ontario, Canada
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John Billings
From: Ohio, USA
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Posted 29 Sep 2011 5:18 pm
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Tony,
You're using the same thing as I use. Works great!
JB |
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Dan Najvar
From: McDade, TX
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Posted 30 Sep 2011 5:23 am
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Thank you everyone! I spoke with James yesterday and he lined me out. I got the guitar completely disassembled last night. It took me about 2 hours on account of all the pictures I took! Things were pretty nasty in there. My hands looked like I was rebuilding an old engine! I have my work cut out for me this weekend. I will post some before and after pics when complete. |
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