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Post subject: Squier Standard Strat Tremolo Arm
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:05 pm
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Installed fender trem arm spring in Squier Standard Strat. Catches the tension of the spring with still good half of the thread of arm still out of the block. Is this right?

Perhaps this leaves room to keep screwing the arm lower as the srings compresses over time?

PS. Is it just me or is it very easy to cross-thread trem arm when screwing it into block?
Came very close on a number of occassions. Backed off soon as I realized it.


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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 5:10 pm
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Hi,

You have to be careful with the tremelo arms because the Squier uses a different thread size to the Std Strat. The thread sizes are close but I think the Squier is 10-24 whereas the std is 10-32. That means the standard has a finer thread (32 threads per inch) compared to the Squier (24 threads per inch).

You've probably stripped the threads and that's why it doesn't feel right screwing it in.

Hope this helps


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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 5:26 pm
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Thanks for the reply.

I use the Standard Squier arm, but dropped in the Fender spring in to the hole first. Its a very little spring, about a 1\2" long. Do the Squier Standards use the same trem arm springs as Fender strats?

I think I only stripped the very top of the arm thread. Rest of it looks fine. Screws in well now w/o any resistance after I cleaned the threads with 10w40.


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