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Old 11-17-2012, 12:22 PM
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My three bolt seems to be giving me problems. The neck shifts around. Any ideas? Should I put a 4 bolt on?
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Old 11-17-2012, 04:35 PM
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Hey guys,

My three bolt seems to be giving me problems. The neck shifts around. Any ideas? Should I put a 4 bolt on?
Thanks,
i would try doweling the holes in the body and neck first and re-mounting the neck. ive got a late 70's body that ive got a 4 bolt neck on. the body was drilled for the 4 bolt neck but there was a lot of slop. doweling fixed the side to side play moreso than shims on either side of the neck pocket to fill the gaps.
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Old 11-17-2012, 07:55 PM
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Hey guys,

My three bolt seems to be giving me problems. The neck shifts around. Any ideas? Should I put a 4 bolt on?
Thanks,
You might consider converting it to 1/4-20 machine screws & threaded inserts.
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Old 11-18-2012, 06:01 PM
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Go to the hardware store. But some faucet screens. Drop four in the bottom of the pocket. Put neck on, set it and crank it down. It shall shift no more.
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