geoffbyrne Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 I've picked up a Peavey Cirrus V BXP from a pawn shop which is almost perfect except.....the truss rod nut's reamed - and I mean knackered. I managed to get some movement on it and make the neck playable before it finally gave up the ghost. Anyone got any suggestions as to: How to remove the old nut? What size the thread might be? Where to find a replacement? If I can get this done,it'll be a steal. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kongo Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 What idiot would wear off the head of a truss rod nut? I mean, it's not a cross head, Allen keys slot in... I have never changed one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 Well, I've found out that it's a dual action rod & the nut is probably welded to the top rod. Time to drill a hole & use a good old steel self-tapping screw. Subtle!!! G. [quote name='Kongo' post='526724' date='Jun 28 2009, 02:20 PM']What idiot would wear off the head of a truss rod nut? I mean, it's not a cross head, Allen keys slot in... I have never changed one though.[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 Drilling a hole through the Allan Socket & putting a self-tapping screw through has worked. The action is now perfect. :0) Note that this will only work on double-action truss rods where the nut is welded to the top rod. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) FWIW I would always get a second opinion on this- I have a Peavey 5 stringer (different model though) that had the same problem, and one guitars shop told me it was knackered and no way to fix it properly; the second one I took it to fixed it for a tenner and replaced the truss rod nut. Edited July 1, 2009 by velvetkevorkian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 [quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='529350' date='Jul 1 2009, 09:20 AM']FWIW I would always get a second opinion on this- I have a Peavey 5 stringer (different model though) that had the same problem, and one guitars shop told me it was knackered and no way to fix it properly; the second one I took it to fixed it for a tenner and replaced the truss rod nut.[/quote] Well, that's useful to know. To be honest, now that it's 'right', I'm going to leave well alone until it changes. Thanks for the info. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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