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Topic: How To Remove Thread Locker from Pedal Rods? |
Jay Friedrich
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Dallas, TX
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Posted 1 Jul 2017 3:51 pm |
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I'm trying to adjust the height of pedals on a used PSG, it looks like someone applied Loctite threadlocker on the pedal rods where they connect with the ball joints.
I was able to remove one ball joint, but the threads on the pedal rod are now fouled with thread locker. I want to clean those threads.
All the info I can find on the internet involves heating the metal to get the threadlocker to release. I've already got the ball joint off.
Now I want to get the gunk out of the threads. |
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Rick Abbott
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 1 Jul 2017 4:18 pm
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I use a candle and pliers. Take your time. The soot wipes off.
I think red thread-lock needs something like 600 degrees to break.
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Jay Friedrich
From:
Dallas, TX
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Posted 1 Jul 2017 5:30 pm
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Thanks for the reply!
I've got the Ball Joint off the Pedal Rod, now I need to remove the caked on gunk from the threads.
It seems like this would be a common problem for PSG'ers.
Professor Google just talks about using heat to loosen bolts, not how to remove the gunk from threads...
Any ideas would be most welcome! |
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Ross Shafer
From:
Petaluma, California
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Posted 1 Jul 2017 5:31 pm
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| wire brush or wheel |
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Jay Friedrich
From:
Dallas, TX
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Posted 1 Jul 2017 6:31 pm
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| Ross Shafer wrote: |
| wire brush or wheel |
That worked perfectly, thanks! |
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Ross Shafer
From:
Petaluma, California
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Posted 1 Jul 2017 6:54 pm
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you're welcome, glad it worked for you.
happy 4th-O-July! |
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 2 Jul 2017 9:54 am
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| Jay Friedrich wrote: |
Thanks for the reply!
I've got the Ball Joint off the Pedal Rod, now I need to remove the caked on gunk from the threads.
It seems like this would be a common problem for PSG'ers.
Professor Google just talks about using heat to loosen bolts, not how to remove the gunk from threads...
Any ideas would be most welcome! |
Most don't use any thread locker on the pedal rods. There is really no need for it if you have a nut on the rod to tighten down on the ball joint.
Glad you found out how to get the goop out of the threads.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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Jay Friedrich
From:
Dallas, TX
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Posted 2 Jul 2017 1:40 pm
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| Richard Sinkler wrote: |
| Most don't use any thread locker on the pedal rods. There is really no need for it if you have a nut on the rod to tighten down on the ball joint. |
I agree 100%. It can potentially ruin the pedal rods and ball joints, especially when it comes to resale.
Probably one of the previous owners didn't plan to sell it.
Luckily I've been able to remove it with heat and the wire brush, but now I need a T-shirt that says:
Don't use thread locker on your pedal rods!
The only ones who would understand would be other PSG'ers, and then I'd be able to say, "Been there, got the T-shirt".    |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 3 Jul 2017 2:56 pm
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I'd have thought that chasing the threads with a fresh nut would clean the rods, and a clean rod would clean the fittings.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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