tuners too small for headstock

[MrSister]

i brought some tuners for a project bass but their way too small for the holes in the headstock
ive seen the posts on this in the past but i was just wondering wood a strong wood filler do the job?

[mech]

The holes really need to be plugged with glued in wooden dowel rod and drilled to the correct size.

This isn't the best but...If the tuners use nuts from the top and almost fit, you can wrap some masking tape around the nut for a snug fit and that will center the tuner in the hole. The washer will need to be on the nut before wrapping the tape.

The tuners need good support top, bottom and in the hole so if there is a large difference in the hole size go with the first suggestion.

mech

[blockinlay]

Here's what I would do. If there were no sleeves available, I'd find the proper size tuners.

[stflbn]

Sell those... get proper sized tuners.

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[Chasarms]

It's a long shot, but you might be able to find some metal tubing at the hardware store that has an inner diameter to match the shaft and an outer that matches the current holes.

If you get lucky and find it, you can cut it to length to make collars to fill the gap. It would be clean, neat and non-invasive.

I would not attempt to fill it and re-drill. It is almost certain to be a sloppy fix.

All that said, you are FAR better off to get the correct fitting part.

[FunkMetalBass]

What bass do you have and what tuners did you buy?

I also vote for the "Measure the headstock holes, return those tuners, and get correct-fitting tuners" option.

[Gord_oh]

id buy new tuners, since they are kinda important to a bass.
but you could fill it with wood, use adhesive, and redrill the holes to correct diameter.
IMO that would be a temporary fix.

money and time put into though you should just sell those off and buy new ones.
some people in the classified might even trade what you need for what you have.