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I got a schaller trem in the mail today (the rest of the guitar should arrive tomorrow!) and 5 of the 6 floyd saddles were seized up. I soaked them in WD-40 for about 8 hours or so and was able to free up 2 more. The other three are still pretty bad, but do move slightly. They are soaking in liquid wrench right now-what is my next course of action if that doesn't work?
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Maybe try putting a cloth around them and smacking them with a hammer and a screwdriver?I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling. -
Re: frozen floyd saddles...
<font color="aqua">Hey there Andy, if ya don't get them loose you could send them to me and I can toss them in an ultrasonic cleaner. Works very well. </font>Dave ->
"would someone answer that damn phone?!?!"
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Re: frozen floyd saddles...
I leave em in for weeks, if not months sometimes if they are not flaking plate to badly.Comment
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Re: frozen floyd saddles...
Well, I got them freed up a bit. I had to use a toothpick and scrape the crud from the hinges! Then I had to use the spray WD-40 witht he little tube attachment to shoot out the rest of it. Is there a way to remove the pin that holds the saddle together with screwing up the saddle permanently? you can see quite a bit of rust around the edges of the pin so I'm thinking there is alot of crust built up in there.Comment
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Re: frozen floyd saddles...
another little trick is to use come carburator cleaner.
I only do that in extreme situations. It may eat of some of the color on the trems tho...Comment
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