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Topic: Fender pulley blocks |
Cliff Kane
From:
the late great golden state
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Posted 31 Oct 2010 9:18 am |
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For the pulley block (the stack of pulley discs) on a Fender 1000, 2000, etc., how freely or loose should the discs be? On the guitar I'm working with the discs are fairly stiff: they turn, but they are not spinning freely. Is this normal, or should I loosen the screw that holds the discs in the bracket? Should I apply TriFlo or another lube to the discs to help them turn, or should they remain tight and not too loose, and unlubricated?
Thank you,
Cliff |
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2010 9:53 am
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Sounds like they need to be cleaned and polished. The Fender guys recommend a teflon spray like TriFlow. Oil will eventually gum it up. The screw tension won't affect anything.
Does your Fender have the black pedals or silver pedals?
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Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Ben Jones
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2010 10:33 am
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Those discs should move when pressure from the cable is applied, but they wont spin and continue spinning without pressure like a roulette wheel. You may need to clean the big pulley by flushing some naptha lighter fluid thru it to remove any gunk. use Tri Flow only, after cleaning, for lube.
One of my small pulleys was frozen. I did have to dismantle it and lightly sand the wheel surfaces, then re-assemble.
It took a combo of things to get mine from completely frozen to playing as smooth as a modern guitar. Turnbuckles cleaned and lubed, pulleys lubed, changer cleaned and lubed, setting the cable tension correctly and the angle of the rod levers (what are those flanges calleed where the rod connects?) to the big pulley, then adjusting pedal height.
The lowers are still a bit stiff because of the spring tension...I was going to experiment with some lighter springs but never got around to it. i think bOb actually found a replacement spring that yeilded good results for him and even gave me the part number, which Ive since misplaced  |
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Cliff Kane
From:
the late great golden state
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Posted 31 Oct 2010 11:41 am
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Thanks for the info guys, that what I need to know. The guitar has the black pedals.
Thanks!
Cliff |
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2010 1:00 pm
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Once you clean all contact points where there is friction, that should be a slick playing and sunding guitar. The ones with the black pedals have real good pedal feel with positive stops.
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Cliff Kane
From:
the late great golden state
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Posted 31 Oct 2010 1:15 pm
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| Thanks, Dave. I believe you're right. This is a nice guitar, but it's hasn't been used much for a long time, and I am new to maintenance with the mechanics of the Fender cable guitars, not sure about the pulleys, etc. |
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