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Topic: Rickenbacker Horseshoe height adjustment screw |
Garry Vanderlinde
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Posted 25 May 2021 1:22 pm |
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I need one height adjustment screw for a Rickenbacker 1 1/4" horseshoe pickup on a 1954-'57 DW-16 The one I have is badly bent and the pickup wobbles horribly back and forth when engaged. It's got the Philip's head top.
Last edited by Garry Vanderlinde on 26 May 2021 8:23 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Garry Vanderlinde
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CA
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Posted 26 May 2021 3:07 pm
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David Venzke
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SE Michigan, USA
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Posted 26 May 2021 5:46 pm
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Hey Garry. I'm guessing your bolt diameter is actually 3/16 rather than 3/8, right? If so, go to your local hardware store and look for a 1 1/4 inch long 10-32 stainless extra wide truss head phillips machine screw. Or better yet, take the screw you have with you and match it up. Here's a reference from McMaster-Carr.
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Garry Vanderlinde
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CA
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Posted 26 May 2021 8:32 pm
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Thanks David, YES!, the shaft diameter is 3/16" and not 3/8. 
I have updated my post. I will look into finding one at my local hardware store. My biggest problem might be the patina of matching a 65 yr old part with a new one. One other option I've heard of is trying to straighten the screw in a aluminium covered vice. |
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Brian Hollands
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Geneva, FL USA
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Posted 27 May 2021 4:07 am
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I'd straighten it using a coupling nut. Put the coupling nut in the vice, then bend appropriately. That'll keep the threads from getting damaged.
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Garry Vanderlinde
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Posted 27 May 2021 8:36 pm
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| Brian Hollands wrote: |
| I'd straighten it using a coupling nut. Put the coupling nut in the vice, then bend appropriately. That'll keep the threads from getting damaged. |
Would I grab the screw and bend it by the head or bend the coupling nut to straighten the screw?
Damn, I wish I'd had taken machine shop instead of band...  |
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