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01-14-2008, 08:23 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tuscumbia, AL 35674 | |  Metric truss rod nut...
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I've found a few threads on the subject, but not one answers this question.... Where can I find an M6 x 1.0 (that's metric) truss rod nut?!
I've been working on this old Kent hollowbody for a couple of weeks now. One of the biggest obstacles was the stripped truss rod nut -- the hex key end was completely rounded. Well after several hours of filing, cutting, and grinding, I got that sucker out, only to realize that the threads are much bigger than the ones in the replacement nut I bought. So I went to Lowe's early this morning to make use of their little nut and bolt sizer thingy and found out that this truss rod is metric!
GYAH !  EDIT: Problem solved!! THANKS GUYS!
Last edited by teej : 01-17-2008 at 07:56 PM.
Reason: Problem solved!
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01-16-2008, 04:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand | | | M6? That's a pretty common thread in Japanese and European cars. So, presuming it's just a nut, you ought to be able to get one from a car parts or industrial fasteners place. Is it just a nut, and if it is, what dimensions?
Living in a metric country, I could get one easily enough and plonk it in the mail… |
01-16-2008, 04:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Australia | | | Or a nother idea is buy a 6mm tap get a trust rod nut drill it out to correct hole & tap it to 6mm |
01-16-2008, 07:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tuscumbia, AL 35674 | | I fixed the problem not long after posting this thread, but for some reason, I wasn't able to delete it.
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09-03-2009, 12:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tuscumbia, AL 35674 | | | How I Fixed My Truss Rod Nut in 4 Easy Steps
You will need:
- M6 tap
- 3/16" drill bit
- Drill
- Clamp to hold the nut
- Loctite, epoxy, JB Weld, or some other strong adhesive
- M6 hex socket cap machine screw
- 6mm allen wrench
What to do:
1) Drill through the nut, so that it becomes a tube.
2) Thread it to accept an M6 hex socket bolt.
3) Install the bolt, securing it with a strong adhesive. Be sure to screw the bolt in as tightly as you can. I went a step further and soldered the nut and bolt together as well. This is optional, but then I polished the nut so that it looked like new.
4) Reinstall the nut onto the truss rod and it should work and look good as new! |
09-03-2009, 12:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brookfield, CT | | | Huh? I'm not clear on why the bolt was needed.
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09-03-2009, 12:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tuscumbia, AL 35674 | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dmusic148 Huh? I'm not clear on why the bolt was needed. | The way I fixed it was by drilling out the original socket end of the truss rod nut (which, as you might have read, was completely rounded out), tapping that end, and inserting a new socket cap screw. Basically, I gave the existing nut a new socket. |
09-03-2009, 12:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brookfield, CT | | | Ah, I get it. I thought you replaced the nut with a different one. You have a 'bullet' nut; in some cases the nut is just an ordinary nut. Thanks.
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