Squier Truss Rod Nut Removal

[NukeBass]

My friend has a Fender Squier Jazz Bass (bought used sometime ago) that has reached the end of the truss rod nut travel and I was wanting to try the washer trick to give it more adjustment. I fully loosened the nut but I couldn't get it to come out of the cavity. The nut seems too large to come out. I did a search and all the posts make it sound like it should come out easily. Do I need to drill out the cavity to give it more room?

This is a Korean made Squier, but I'm not sure of its exact year. It does have a Fender 50th anniversary sticker on the back so that may put it at... 1996? I don't know if that makes a difference with the design of the truss rod nut cavity.

[mntngrown]

stewart macdonald has a wood reamer for enlarging the hole size. Don't know if that's what you need.

[lowendblues]

If its completely loose, try sliding some kind of magnetic tool in the hole and see if the nut comes out.

It may just be hung up on something small.

[NukeBass]

It looks like it needs drilling. Something about Fender putting in a plug at the end after the truss rod nut is installed. Seems counter intuitive to me to make it impossible to get out without some destructive work, but I guess for a low end guitar, they figure most people won't care.