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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:16 am
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Should the bar give any resistance, when installing. Everytime I start I feel I am going to strip the threads, it there a trick. It is a new SRV strat, do not want to screw it up, no pun intended.


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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:44 pm
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You may have to hold the bar at a slight angle to screw it in. Just go easy and you should feel the threads grab.

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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:47 pm
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You just put the shaft down into the hole and turn clockwise. It will spin freely for a while and then the end of the shaft will bump into a spring that's down there. As you screw it in against the spring you'll quickly reach a point where the bar turns freely but will stay in any position you put it. If you are genuinely reaching a point where the bar is fully screwed in, you probably don't have a spring down there. Dealers have them, and you should have received one with a new guitar. But they do have a tendency to fall out, which is why a new guitar usually comes with a little tape over the hole.

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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:36 pm
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How much resistance are you talking about? Like getting tight? After how many turns? It should turn very easily for a bunch of turns before it starts feeling tight.


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Put is in the hole at a slight angle. (OMG that first sentence sounds nasty) :shock: Make sure that the little spring is not in the way (it should be in the hole, not caught on the threads). If you don't have a little spring, don't sweat it. As soon as you feel metal to metal, turn slowly until the threads catch. Turn clockwise until you meet resistance again, then stop.

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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:13 pm
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Since we're talking about trem bars, how do I get the bar out of my American Special? I pushed the bar in until it locked into place, but I can't figure out how to get it out. It must be child proof...


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