Oiling up the truss wheel.

[RobertB]

Anyway Can somene explain what exactly am i screwing to take of the truss wheel, im not just turning it till it comes off surely?

There's been enough time & attention on this one that we might as well try to get to the root of the misunderstanding, so that it won't have been all for naught & so that Barry will understand, instead of feeling frustrated, if not insulted.

Barry, regarding your question I quoted above, can you explain why you find it hard to believe that you're just turning the wheel until it comes off? What is it about that, exactly, that seems wrong to you?

Not giving you a hard time here, just trying to find out where the misunderstanding is.

Robert

 

[hankSRay]

While you can certainly do this, when I experienced a similar issue, Jon (from EB) told me that I didn't have to take the strings off or the neck completely off. I just loosened the neck bolts and angled the neck to create some space. Bingo, wheel problem solved.

Jon, et al, if I'm talking out of school, feel free to delete my post.

I did that a few times to another one of my basses and noticed once when i took the neck off, that there was some chipping of the wood around the holes in the neck. the screws are in straight and when you angle the neck you can chip the wood a bit unless you're really careful. Not saying you're wrong or right, but its just something I noticed.

Anyway, did you figure out how this all works yet barry? whats going on over there?

 

[PocketGroove82]

Honestly...i can't believe threads like this, unless the bass is 45 years old and beyond my experience.

I've moved my EBMMs from opposite sides of the planet, during MONSOON SEASON, Iraqi dust storms, and the dead of winter and never had to break stainless steel tools for simple adjustments.

Granted, I love you all, but you people are crazy.

My advice to the OP...GIVE UP.
Learn while watching an expert, not some 19 year old guitar player who overcharges you to change your strings; Someone who knows the ins and outs.
You say it's time for you to learn so you don't have to deal with this "every time"...but guess what. Your problem is NOT NORMAL.
It's not like changing your strings, adjusting your intonation, or tweaking your truss rod. Your problem sounds MAJOR.

Jesus, I fear for your bass and if I had drank a few more beers, I might start crying.

JEEZ.

 

[mynan]

I'm just worried that this is going to be ammo for the skinny-stringers after Jack's post about the guitar cases...

 

[bovinehost]

Listen, this isn't an EMOTIONAL issue, so remain calm.

But people are getting way over-invested here. There is enough information here for the OP to make a good decision - consult a professional.

Let's call it a thread.

To the OP, feel free to PM me if you need more information.

Jack