Hi all. I have a Fender Marcus Miller Jazz. The truss rod end receiver "bullet" is stripped. Does anyone know the best way to remove it. The obvious route, via a pair of needle-nose pliers, isn't getting it done. I'm thinking about drilling a small hole through it sideways and inserting a slim metal rod to use to turn it. Thoughts? Any ideas on a more straightforward method?
when i had my repair shop, i used that method before and it works great. i also used to have some oversized allens that were slightly tapered that i used try first.
Unless you're really steady and good with a drill, way to risky the drill bit will slip and you'll stab the headstock. I have screw extractors that would fit in the original hole and get out.
whenever i had to do it, i notched the area where i drilled it first with a dremel grinding bit, and then drilled it, since the rounded chrome surface can be very 'slippery'.
Yeah, I planed on hitting it with a tap to form an indention to seat the bit into. I'll be doing it this evening, so we'll see.
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