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Topic: ShoBud roller nut |
Paul Smith
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Posted 6 May 2015 4:35 am |
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Hello everyone,
Im fixing up an old shobud 6139, its a '73 with rack and barrel system. I recently changed strings, and while I was at it I cleaned the roller nut, by removing the rollers that the strings sit in, and cleaning the axel that they slide over, which incidently was a complete mess, all gunked up where the rollers wouldnt move cleanly. So I removed the rollers and used 0000 steel wool on the axel and it cleaned up really well, then I lightly oiled with 3 and 1 oil, but I dont think I put the rollers back on in the same order? Is this a major problem? they do not seem like guaged nut rollers, but some still seem like they dont roll smoothly.. yikes!! any help appreciated
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Lane Gray
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Posted 6 May 2015 5:10 am
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If some don't turn smoothly, they're probably gunged up inside. They're not gauged, Sho-Bud wouldn't have played that.
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 6 May 2015 6:58 am
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| Move them around to different positions. Chances are the slots and/or rollers are slightly different in size. |
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Ron Pruter
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Arizona, USA
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Posted 6 May 2015 11:16 am
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I agree with Lane. I don't think they were gauged.
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James Morehead
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Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 6 May 2015 11:26 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| Move them around to different positions. Chances are the slots and/or rollers are slightly different in size. |
Erv is dead on. BTW, Shobud did use gauged rollers on some of the earlier models. If you had gauged rollers, you would easily see it, so I doubt you do have gauged. Like Erv suggest, move them around until you find the best slot for each roller. As Lane suggest, make sure the rollers are dead-on clean. 
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Larry Bressington
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Nebraska
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Posted 9 May 2015 7:23 am
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I've seen side drag on those, check the axle shaft isent slightly bent and you don't have hair in there from the steel wool.
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