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Topic: MSA pull rod bushings |
jeff reynolds
From:
Jackson, Ms.
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Posted 23 Dec 2012 7:41 pm |
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I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE THE LKV ON MY D10 CLASSIC TO LOWER 5&10 LIKE IT SHOULD BE DOING
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THE TWO PLASTIC BUSHINGS ON ONE OF THE PULL RODS THAT GOES THRU THE CHANGER DECIDED TO STAY IN THERE SOME WHERE WHEN I TOOK IT OUT. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO FIND THEM AND GET THEM OUT? I KNOW THEY ARE IN THERE BECAUSE I SAW THEM, ALMOST HAD ONE TILL IT GOT AWAY FROM ME. HELP !! PLEASE ??
AND I'M HOPING YALL DON'T SAY TAKE OUT ALL THE RODS,SPRINGS AND STRINGS TO DO THIS.
THANK YOU,
JEFF |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 24 Dec 2012 5:15 am
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Plastic bushings? I know the aluminum spacers and the nylon tuning nuts.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 24 Dec 2012 6:11 am
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| The springs are easy to remove, it only takes a minute or two to remove or install them. Just be careful not to drop the screws into the changer. (And no, you don't have to remove the strings.) |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 24 Dec 2012 6:46 am
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I recommend removing the springs from the other end, that way the screws don't go flying
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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jeff reynolds
From:
Jackson, Ms.
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Posted 24 Dec 2012 10:32 am
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yep Lane,, this one had nylon sleeves on the pull rod... my other MSA's have alum. ???
So., I can remove the springs while the strings, pedals and knee lvrs are still connected ? |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 24 Dec 2012 5:28 pm
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| Lane Gray wrote: |
| I recommend removing the springs from the other end, that way the screws don't go flying |
So do I.  I just thought that unhooking the springs first (before removing the screws) would be obvious. You were right to point out that it may not be obvious to everyone.
And no, you don't have to remove the pedals and legs, but I can't figure out why anyone would want to do all this with the guitar set up?
Merry Christmas! |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 24 Dec 2012 5:29 pm
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YES. it'll be easier to unhook them from the lowering finger than to remove the screw.
But it'll jump, since string tension is on it.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 24 Dec 2012 5:32 pm
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Donny, I read that as "while the pulls are still connected to the fingers."
I see no reason to disconnect any pulls you're not rejiggering.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 25 Dec 2012 5:40 pm
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| jeff reynolds wrote: |
So., I can remove the springs while the strings, pedals and knee lvrs are still connected ? |
Correctimundo! Also, to keep from having this problem in the future, unscrew the nylon tuning nut and remove the spacer collar from the pull rod before you unhook the pull rods from the pullers! 
Reassemble just the opposite way - Insert the rod through the changer and end plate, secure the rod in the puller, and then install the collar and nylon nut on the end last. |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2012 8:12 pm
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| There are times that when the spring has been disconnected and the lower finger has come forward the changer finger gets caught behind the scissors and you cannot replace the lower scissor. At that point you need to gently pry the finger back behind the scissor assembly and all will be well again-do not try to force it as it will reposition easily. |
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