Pickup popping up

[groovyshaun]

I just acquired a used stingray 4H and it is awesome! The only issue I'm having is that the pickup on the G side periodically pops up and I have to screw it back down between songs. I have fixed strap buttons before with toothpicks and wood glue but I'm not sure if the PU screw is even seeded in wood. Any advice would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Shaun

 

[Golem]

IIRC it's in a press-fitted brass machine-thread insert.
You would therefor hafta remove the PU and restore the
hole [make tighter] and re-press-fit the insert.

 

[groovyshaun]

Yikes. Doesn't sound like something I'll be able to do myself.
Thank you for the response.

 

[bdgotoh]

Amazon.com: Loctite 38653 222 Purple Low Strength Thread Locker Tube, 6-milliliter: Automotive

 

[groovyshaun]

Thanks. A friend suggested clear nail polish to lock the thread but this stuff looks more legit.

 

[MrMusashi]

no point in using loctite if the brass plug itself is loose.
then you will have a stuck screw in a loose brass plug

on a serious side, give eb customer support a call.
i keep hearing good things about them

hth

MrM

 

[nhbassguitar]

Yeah, typically we use clear nail polish to keep machine screws from loosening. It's a lot less aggressive than even weak Loctite. But for this problem I could definitely see coating the outside of the brass anchor with nail polish to increase its effective diameter, then tapping it back into place after the nail polish is dry. Still pulling out? Throw on another coat, wait for it to dry, and try again.

There are other (and probably more-correct) ways to go about this repair, but I think this would be the lowest-impact/least-risky solution.

 

[Golem]

Yeah, typically we use clear nail polish to keep machine screws
from loosening. It's a lot less aggressive than even weak Loctite.
But for this problem I could definitely see coating the outside of
the brass anchor with nail polish to increase its effective diameter,
then tapping it back into place after the nail polish is dry. Still
pulling out? Throw on another coat, wait for it to dry, and try again.

There are other (and probably more-correct) ways to go about this
repair, but I think this would be the lowest-impact/least-risky solution.

My best solution thus far, for press-fitted inserts, ferrules, etc
where the hole has become slightly oversize is to use Sooper
Glue and fibre reinforcement. I use non exotic fibre souces such
as strips of brown paper towel, news-print, etc etc. I soak them
in Sooper Glue and wrap them round the insert and then stuff
the whole deal into the hole, twisting the direction that keeps
the strip wrapped around the insert. I did a whole set of upright
bass pegs that way, which suffer more torque and tension bass
guitar pegs. Works great.

I've found that nail polish alone is very weak and brittle.