Members handen Posted September 16, 2008 Members Share Posted September 16, 2008 Hello, I have the body of an OCR Fender Jaguar JGS-83 that came with the bushings for a (metric) Gotoh TOM stop-tailpiece, but it didn't come with any studs. I recently ordered a pair of black studs and bushings only to find out the studs don't fit the bushings already installed into the body, and that those bushings are stuck as {censored} into the body. Now, I know StewMac sells this Knob and Bushing Puller, but I really don't think I need to spend $40 on a tool I'll only ever use once. Does anyone know of any tricks I can try to get those bushings out? If they're glued in, well then I'll just have to find some black, metric studs, but I haven't yet, so I'm hoping I can just yank these bushings out and set the whole new stud system in place. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verence Posted September 16, 2008 Members Share Posted September 16, 2008 They shouldn't be glued in. I always use a claw hammer. Unscrew the stud a bit. Cushion the body of the guitar with a magazine and a towel or something, then gently pull it out with the hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pope on a Rope Posted September 16, 2008 Members Share Posted September 16, 2008 I just use a long bolt with the same threads and drive it down until the insert lifts out. It doesn't take much effort to remove them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axegrinder Posted September 16, 2008 Members Share Posted September 16, 2008 They shouldn't be glued in. I always use a claw hammer. Unscrew the stud a bit. Cushion the body of the guitar with a magazine and a towel or something, then gently pull it out with the hammer. this ...as crazy as it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tumbleweeed Posted September 16, 2008 Members Share Posted September 16, 2008 Drill a hole from the back and knock them through with a screwdriver and hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Mow Posted September 16, 2008 Members Share Posted September 16, 2008 They shouldn't be glued in.I always use a claw hammer. Unscrew the stud a bit. Cushion the body of the guitar with a magazine and a towel or something, then gently pull it out with the hammer. I do this too.. but.. be careful if there is paint over the bushing (as on Gibsons), it will crack and tear.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members handen Posted September 16, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 16, 2008 I just use a long bolt with the same threads and drive it down until the insert lifts out. It doesn't take much effort to remove them. I'm afraid I wouldn't even know where to find a bolt with the same threads at this hour of night in this hell-hole town. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members handen Posted September 16, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 16, 2008 Drill a hole from the back and knock them through with a screwdriver and hammer Genius.... why didn't I think of this before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members handen Posted September 16, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 16, 2008 Well it turns out the studs are too small for the tailpiece, so I'll have to order a set of metric studs anyway. If anybody needs a pair of black SAE bridge studs/bushings I'll send them to you for the price of postage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zuzuman Posted September 16, 2008 Members Share Posted September 16, 2008 They shouldn't be glued in.I always use a claw hammer. Unscrew the stud a bit. Cushion the body of the guitar with a magazine and a towel or something, then gently pull it out with the hammer. This is what I did. Be careful though. Even with the cushion, I managed to slightly rub the soft finish on my SG a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bud M Posted September 16, 2008 Members Share Posted September 16, 2008 I just use a long bolt with the same threads and drive it down until the insert lifts out. It doesn't take much effort to remove them. This works for me and its safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alex_SF Posted September 16, 2008 Members Share Posted September 16, 2008 I just use a long bolt with the same threads and drive it down until the insert lifts out. It doesn't take much effort to remove them. Do you mean driving it down all the way through until the bolt hits the back of the hole and continuing to turn the bolt so that it drives the insert up like a corkscrew? Seems like that would work great -- IF you can find a bolt with the same threads. IF. I was trying to find a match for a Guitarfetish Wilkinson trem and coming up short at the hardware store, McMaster-Carr, and pretty much everywhere else I looked. I ended up just leaving the bushings in the guitar and living with the fact that I'd drilled the holes about a millimeter too shallow and the bushings weren't flush with the top of the guitar. Dammit. At least I was still able to get the bridge studs low enough in the bushings for correct bridge height and didn't have to shim the neck or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MahaloVision Posted September 16, 2008 Members Share Posted September 16, 2008 If you have a drill press, find a bolt with the same threads and cut off the head. Chuck that into the press, and put some kind of padding on the drill press table. Check the height first to make sure it's set close enough and that you won't scratch the finish when you put it on the table. Take a hot soldering iron and heat up the bushing. This will loosen it up. Even if you don't have a drill press, you can probably pull it out with just the bolt. Wear safety glasses so that you don't poke yourself in the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceTech Posted September 20, 2008 Members Share Posted September 20, 2008 Here's How. It will cost less to put together than the shipping on the 40 buck thing-a-ma-jig referenced in first post: # One: Various parts # Two: For the sake of illustration, two rubber grommets on rig. Bolt thread matches thread of bushing. Turn bolt end A into bushing, enough to get a good grab for what you are to do. Hold bolt head B stationary with a wrench. Looking down on guitar from overhead, with another wrench turn the nut C clockwise. # Three: The bushing will be drawn up through the grommets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrkirkish Posted September 20, 2008 Members Share Posted September 20, 2008 ^ excellent first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members headless Posted September 20, 2008 Members Share Posted September 20, 2008 Here's How. It will cost less to put together than the shipping on the 40 buck thing-a-ma-jig referenced in first post: # One: Various parts # Two: For the sake of illustration, two rubber grommets on rig. Bolt thread matches thread of bushing. Turn bolt end A into bushing, enough to get a good grab for what you are to do. Hold bolt head B stationary with a wrench. Looking down on guitar from overhead, with another wrench turn the nut C clockwise. # Three: The bushing will be drawn up through the grommets. Excellent! Where have you been all of our lives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HanSolo Posted September 21, 2008 Members Share Posted September 21, 2008 Unscrew the studs. Get matching thread bolts at your local Ace hardware and 2 small wood dowels that will slip into the tailpiece bushing holes. Drop the wood dowels in the holes, thread the bolts in, tighten with a wrench and the bushings will lift right out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pankot Posted September 21, 2008 Members Share Posted September 21, 2008 Lots of excellent tips in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sylvesterlowery Posted September 21, 2008 Members Share Posted September 21, 2008 They shouldn't be glued in.I always use a claw hammer. Unscrew the stud a bit. Cushion the body of the guitar with a magazine and a towel or something, then gently pull it out with the hammer. I've done this, works like a charm. One thing I would add, though: Use a sharp X-acto knife and score the finish carefully around the body insert. This should prevent any chipping around the hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Kirbster Posted November 14, 2010 Members Share Posted November 14, 2010 I'm trying to install a TP6 fine-tuning tailpiece off of an Epiphone Lucille onto my Yamaha SA2200. I pulled the posts with a pair of screwdrivers & my checkbook for padding. The post holes are just a little too big for the posts that came with the TP6 tailpiece. Can I get by with some wodden shims & glue, or do I really need to dowel the holes & re-drill? They're barely too big-if I dowel, there'll only be a thin skin of dowel left once i re-drill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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