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Old 04-22-2011, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Axel Weiss View Post
After more than 20 years playing my Ken Smith BT6 the hexagonal recess of my truss rod is worn out and adjustment of the neck's curvature is not possible anymore
Does anybody has an idea how to repair the rod or is it even possible ?
Thanks for support.
Best regards
Axel
What size wrench are you using, exactly?

Use only the 1/8th inch and never the slightly smaller 3mm. The 3mm will round out that hex hole.

We can fix it here as I have to cut the old part to get it off.
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