Is My Neck a Lost Cause?

**TheEmptyCell** · #1 05-21-2010, 09:37 AM

I've got a Peavey T-40 neck that I can't get the tool onto the truss rod. It would seem that the truss rod nut is almost touching the top of the cavity where it's sitting.

When I've tried angling the socket in the hole to get it on the nut, the neck clearly starts to creak, and is even splitting where it's glued together, although it is otherwise tightly held together without the tool putting pressure on it.

I can get pics if needed, but does this sound like a problem that could be remedied without splitting the neck open? I've heard about people shimming the truss rod nut in cases where it's crushed some of the wood supporting it, but would I need to get the nut off to do it? And then, how would I go about doing this repair?

I'd just ditch it and find another, but a Fender spec neck won't fit without major modification, and T-40 necks are kind of hard to come by.

Pilgrim · #2 05-21-2010, 12:37 PM

Pictures?

bassmanrocke · #3 05-21-2010, 06:06 PM

You can remove the truss nut and stack about 3 or 4 washers on the truss rod(At my local surplus store they are #10s), put a dab of bearing grease on the truss nut, and tighten it down. I would definitely put some tightbond in the crack and clamp it overnight before starting this process. By the way, I saw a T-40 neck on ebay yesterday, and I think it had a few days to go.

Bassmickeyd · #4 05-21-2010, 06:13 PM

When you remove the truss nut get in there with something small and sharp and clean out any wood shavings that have collected in there over the years.

Pilgrim · #5 05-21-2010, 07:58 PM

The impression I have is that he can't get at the nut to remove it.

johnboy65 · #6 05-21-2010, 08:02 PM

When in doubt take it to a good repair guy.

**TheEmptyCell** · #7 05-22-2010, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pilgrim

The impression I have is that he can't get at the nut to remove it.

Exactly. It's kind of wedged against the top of the cavity, right underneath the nut basically. I have the 'official' Allparts tool for this size nut, and I can't get it on the TR nut.

And there isn't a good repair guy within a few hours from me, so I've got to try and do it myself, if at all.

Thanks for the help guys!

VinKreepo · #8 05-22-2010, 09:48 AM

I've had the same prob with my Ibby. I screwed up my neck too YAY! But I can't tell you what you can do. You can take off the string nut to get a better look. Chances are your allen tool if for fender style nuts. Which mean the available length is very little. You need about 2-3 inches for most basses. So I went and got an allen wrench from my dad, and put a lockjaw wrench on the short end and stuck the longer "handle" end into the nut. It worked. But I was impatient and frustrated... so I turned the nut about 2-3 full turns and played with it some to get the relief setting I wanted.... SNAP. Turn it a quarter turn then leave for a day and repeat as needed.

bassmanrocke · #9 05-22-2010, 09:51 AM

80's Peaveys used a thin walled aluminum truss wrench that is very unusual(looks like a crack pipe). I have one,and I can ship it to you, but I will need it back.

BIGBEE · #10 05-22-2010, 09:54 AM

if i understand this right the truss rod nut has gone down to far and is under the fret board if so remove the neck and tuners from the bass glue up any cracks and let it cure completly, lay the neck on a flat surface and see wich way you have to press on the middle portion of the neck to bring the head of the truss rod nut out enough to get a wrench on it ,you may have to prop somthing under to get the play that you need remove the truss rod nut, put several washers on and screw the truss rod nut back on be carful that you dont strip the threads, you will have to put pressure on the neck to get the nut back on. that should work. good luck