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Topic: Repair leg clutch? |
Scott Denniston
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Hahns Peak, Colorado, USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2005 8:06 am |
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| The back legs on my Sho-Bud keep sliding shorter. Is there any way to repair the clutch on them so they will tighten better? If not, anyone know would have the best deal on legs?? |
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Clyde Lane
From:
Glasgow, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2005 8:21 am
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Just get a piece of wood dowel rod, from a home repair store, that will just fit inside the larger tube. Cut it to length so that the smaller tube hits it at the total lenght you want.
Clyde |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2005 10:38 am
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YEs what happens is over the years; the threads wear metal shavings and needs to be cleaned.
Just take it apart and clean the threads on both the leg and the tightener collar with 3&1 oil and a rag and your good to go.
Ricky |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2005 11:14 am
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I just opened up my slippery old Sho-Bud leg and found a broken black plastic washer that fell out in 4 pieces. Without this thing it won't even tighten up a little bit. So let's look at the hardware store for this piece.
There is a second washer/ring/band but this one only goes 98% of the way around the leg. This one is brown and tigher than the black one. It's closer to the floor end. |
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Bobby Snell
From:
Austin, Texas
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Posted 22 Jan 2005 11:32 am
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| Hose clamps work. |
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Larry Bell
From:
Englewood, Florida
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Posted 22 Jan 2005 12:32 pm
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Scotty's has clutch repair kits (I believe from Atlas). They work like a champ.
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2003 Fessenden S/D-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro, Standel and Peavey Amps
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Scott Denniston
From:
Hahns Peak, Colorado, USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2005 8:16 pm
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| Ricky, the problem does seem to be the threads but they're too far gone to tighten even after cleaned up. Glad I didn't order the clutch parts as they're half the price of the car & wouldn't have corrected the problem. Looks like I'll be going with the wood dowell (thanks Clyde) & maybe drop a washer in there so the metal doesn't get into cracking the wood. A set hieght will be fine cause I'm the one that will be playing this one for a long time (hopefully). Thanks for the replys! |
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