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HELP! TBC Truss Rod Adjustments!
- Thread starter Billy Low
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If I remember correctly I needed to grind about 1/8"-1/4" of an inch off of the short end of the supplied allen key to be able to use it. Fortunately my next door neighbor has a bench grinder I could borrow.
I'd forgotten about that until you mentioned it...
- Rob
I'd forgotten about that until you mentioned it...
- Rob
TBCs come with a special allen key that fits. Otherwise, yeah, you'll need to grind the end off a regular one.
I actually had to grind the supplied "short" key slightly to get it to work. I'll need to check what size when I'm at home.
OK, here you go.
The allen wrench is a 5/32" hex key. I ground the short end of the "L" down until it was only 3/8" long from the "back" of the L to the tip.
I'll attach a picture that will hopefully be clearer.
The bridge adjustment allen key appears to be 1/16", but it may be a little off - perhaps it's metric??
Hope this helps,
- Rob
The allen wrench is a 5/32" hex key. I ground the short end of the "L" down until it was only 3/8" long from the "back" of the L to the tip.
I'll attach a picture that will hopefully be clearer.
The bridge adjustment allen key appears to be 1/16", but it may be a little off - perhaps it's metric??
Hope this helps,
- Rob
