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Topic: Cleaning Fender Tuning Pans |
Eric Dunst
From:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Posted 3 Mar 2005 8:49 am |
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Hello from brooklyn.
I'm in need of some advice on cleaning and lubricating the tuning machines/pan on my '60 Fender Champ.
A couple of them are so stiff that it's starting to worry me. Being fairly non-mechanical, I'm wondering if it's something I should even bother attempting by myself.
Any advice would be appreciated.
thanks.
~eric |
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Craig Hawks
From:
North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA
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Posted 3 Mar 2005 10:04 am
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I had that same quesiton. Some of my choices were Oil, Grease, WD-40, Silicone, Graphite. I was going to try one on each tuner and see which worked better, but if others have already solved the problem, I'm certainly willing to learn.
Also, I have a Joe Walsh video that says to lubricate your pots with WD-40 rather than pot cleaner. He was talking about the stem as well as the electrical portion. Has anyone tried that? |
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 3 Mar 2005 10:17 am
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| I always have used WD40. It seems to keep the pots clean for longer, as well. Tuners are pretty easy, just clean them with a toothbrush and apply a drop of machine oil to the gears. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 3 Mar 2005 2:53 pm
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Before I put the tuner pans back in my Stringmasters, I put white lithium grease on the gears. It stays in place a lot better than oil.
Erv |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 3 Mar 2005 3:19 pm
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I just did the tuners in my 55' Stringmaster and I used some lithium grease on the gears and some light weight oil at the point where the shaft comes through the pan. I also adjusted the screw that holds the gear in place on some of the tuners that were too stiff.
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Fender Stringmaster T8, Carter D-10, 54' Fender Champion, two Oahu laps, two National laps, and two Resonators
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 3 Mar 2005 8:19 pm
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WD-40 works for me !  |
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