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Topic: ZB 'L' Bracket |
Steve Broatch
From:
Newcastle, England
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Posted 27 Apr 2008 6:08 am |
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Hi,
The pivot bolt on my ZB Custom that holds one of the 'L' brackets in place has a damaged thread and won't tighten enough to screw in properly. The pedal rod keeps popping out if I use it.
Does anyone know where I can get hold of a replacement pivot bolt? I'll try locally first, but I'm not sure I'll have much luck. Thread sizes tend to be in metric over here. I'm guessing there is a standard size for this on ZBs?
Also because the thread is damaged on this, the thread in the bolt's hole on the guitar itself stands a good chance of being damaged too. Has anyone any ideas if this does turn out to be the case?
Thanks,
Steve |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 27 Apr 2008 6:17 am
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The hole can be tapped out to a metric size (M5), which is just a fraction bigger than the original thread.
Excercise care, though, as it is easy to strip aluminium whilst tapping. |
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Steve Broatch
From:
Newcastle, England
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Posted 27 Apr 2008 7:04 am
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| Ok thanks Richard. I'm afraid I'm not very technical when comes to this sort of thing. How would you go about tapping it out? |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 27 Apr 2008 8:30 am
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It would be easiest to remove the aluminium bar before tapping out the hole, but it can be done in situ, using a set of taps (first, second, and plug)
You will also need a capscrew which is not threaded for its complete length, to allow it to tighten up on the aluminium bar.
You will probably need to saw the capscrew to length.
Email me your address, and I'll send you some parts to do the job |
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Steve Broatch
From:
Newcastle, England
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Posted 28 Apr 2008 1:46 pm
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Address sent to your e-mail Richard. Hope you got it. Very good of you.
Cheers
Steve |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 30 Apr 2008 10:35 am
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The parts are in the post, Steve, you should get them on Friday  |
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Steve Broatch
From:
Newcastle, England
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Posted 30 Apr 2008 11:01 am
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Thanks Richard - your're a legend!
I'll let you know how I get on. |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 30 Apr 2008 11:35 am
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| Richard, that is excellent advice. Very good. You Da' Man! |
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Steve Broatch
From:
Newcastle, England
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Posted 5 May 2008 2:56 am
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Got the metric tap and the capscrew Richard.
Worked like a dream. Pedal action nice and smooth. You saved the day. Thanks so much. 
Steve |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 5 May 2008 7:29 am
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