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Randy Reeves
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LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2004 10:45 am |
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I have searched this site without finding a specific answer to my problem.
My C pedal is quite a bit lower than the A and B pedals.
The C pedal bottoms out before I reach the proper raise. Under the case it appears to be attached to the proper hole.
At the bottom next to the pedal there is a nut that looks like I could reverse upwads giving my pedal more clearance.
The problem is the nut is frozen in place.
being new to PSG I am worried if I crank on the nut too much bad things will happen. (lefty=loosey. righty=tighty?)
Could the nut be frozen or is there somethiing else I am missing?
SHO-BUD 1974 three pedals four knees. |
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Terry Sneed
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Arkansas,
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Posted 15 Dec 2004 10:58 am
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Randy the nut is suppose to be snug. I'd get an open end wrench that will fit it and turn it to the left, that should loosen it. If it don't loosen after turning it fairly hard to the left, then take a small hammer, or something to tap with, and tap on the nut while holding a small piece of metal, or wood against the other side. that should loosen er up. Then adjust the height.
Terry
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Klaus Caprani
From:
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted 15 Dec 2004 11:15 am
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Without being too much of a capacity on PSG's I wouldn't recommend trying to loosen that nut with the steel set up (not to stress the fitting on the cross-shaft.)
I would place that particular rod in a vice before being too hard on that nut.
Just my two cents 
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Klaus Caprani
MCI RangeXpander S-10 3x4
www.klauscaprani.com
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Randy Reeves
From:
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2004 11:17 am
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| That's what I thought of doing. I take it then that the nut is separate from the collar ( dont know the proper name). the collar being the part that attaches to the pedal and has a sliding sleeve. or are those two connected so that as the nut raises so does the collar. or is the collar moved separately then tightened with the nut.????? |
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Peter
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Posted 15 Dec 2004 11:22 am
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| The collar has it own thread and the nut is used as a lock-nut to prevent the collar from going up or down the rod. |
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Klaus Caprani
From:
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted 15 Dec 2004 11:32 am
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It's quite easy.
You loosen the "nut" in question which will allow you to turn the collar the approbriate number of turns "on" to the rod (effectively shortening the effective lenght of the rod), which will effect a raise of the pedals position relating to the floor.
When you found the right height, tighten the nut in question. Though it should be snug it's not nessesary to use both hands for this and strip the tread.
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Klaus Caprani
MCI RangeXpander S-10 3x4
www.klauscaprani.com
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Randy Reeves
From:
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2004 11:37 am
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great. thanks all.
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 15 Dec 2004 11:56 am
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| Have you mixed up the placement of the pedal rods? Perhaps you have rod 1 on pedal 3? |
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Randy Reeves
From:
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2004 1:00 pm
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you know that is possible.
when this PSG arrived I noticed that the previous owner had tape labeled the legs and the pedal rods.
whereas the leg labels were clear ( left rear etc..) the tape on the rods were less clear.
this owner has tape ascending or descending depending on where the first rod could go.
I tried ascending first. logical, no?
but the right order was descending. maybe the owner was left handed.?
pedal A has the little piece of tape higher up on the rod and on pedal C the tape is lowest on the rod.
the other way around pedal C begins to point upward, instead of being pararell to the floor.
so I feel sure (as much as a newbie can feel) that the rod /pedal pairings are ok.
Richard,
that's such a good headsup tho. sometimes the simplest thing solves the problem. how rare that is too. |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 15 Dec 2004 8:06 pm
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| Aren't there numbers hammered into the pedal rods somewhere? |
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James Cann
From:
Phoenix, AZ
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Posted 15 Dec 2004 9:05 pm
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| I adjusted pedal C just last night and found it necessary to brace the rod as the lock nut was quite snug. As I initially turned the wrench, I sensed a torquing of the rod, so a gentle visegrip squeeze on it did the job, but now I'm curious. Is there a better way to do it? |
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Randy Reeves
From:
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2004 7:00 am
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James; precisely my problem. I sprayed a little WD40 on it this morning and will leave it to soak. tonight I hope to use a padded vise and pliers or wrench. the torquing woories me; metal fatigue and snappage.oooh scary stuff.
Ray; there are no markings of any sort.
another thread is talking about sticker numbers and tapes. Im going there now. [This message was edited by Randy Reeves on 16 December 2004 at 07:02 AM.] [This message was edited by Randy Reeves on 16 December 2004 at 07:02 AM.] |
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