Set Screw Size for Rider Backrest?
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Set Screw Size for Rider Backrest?
Guys, the setscrew to adjust the rider backrest pad is missing from the backrest that I just received!
Apart from a 3/16" hex head, what length/width set screw do I need to get?
Thanks!
Apart from a 3/16" hex head, what length/width set screw do I need to get?
Thanks!
Last edited by FenderGuy53; Apr 10, 2014 at 04:29 PM.
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the machine screw is 1/2" long.
it is 5/16" NC ( National Coarse, which is 18 threads per inch ( TPI)
you can use any 5/16" NC bolt you want.
it would have a head that takes a 1/2" wrench (wrench heads are 3/16" larger than the bolt shaft, the shaft is the rated "size" of the bolt)
the correct replacement for the stock would a "button head" allen, 5/16" NC, x 1/2" ( button head means the head is domed)
use a little locktite or nail polish to gum up the threads some so that the replacement bolt can't rattle out on you
I have posted before on how to tighten up the 2 pivot bolts when they get loose and floppy on you, you can search for that when it's time
mike
Knowing the FenderGuy from Jersey asks alot of questions, I tried to answer them all!
it is 5/16" NC ( National Coarse, which is 18 threads per inch ( TPI)
you can use any 5/16" NC bolt you want.
it would have a head that takes a 1/2" wrench (wrench heads are 3/16" larger than the bolt shaft, the shaft is the rated "size" of the bolt)
the correct replacement for the stock would a "button head" allen, 5/16" NC, x 1/2" ( button head means the head is domed)
use a little locktite or nail polish to gum up the threads some so that the replacement bolt can't rattle out on you
I have posted before on how to tighten up the 2 pivot bolts when they get loose and floppy on you, you can search for that when it's time
mike
Knowing the FenderGuy from Jersey asks alot of questions, I tried to answer them all!
Last edited by mkguitar; Apr 10, 2014 at 04:36 PM.
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the machine screw is 1/2" long.
it is 5/16" NC ( National Coarse, which is 18 threads per inch ( TPI)
you can use any 5/16" NC bolt you want.
it would have a head that takes a 1/2" wrench (wrench heads are 3/16" larger than the bolt shaft, the shaft is the rated "size" of the bolt)
the correct replacement for the stock would a a button head allen, 5/16" NC, x 1/2"
use a little locktite or nail polish to gum up the threads some so that the replacement bolt can't rattle out on you
mike
Knowing the FenderGuy from Jersey asks alot of questions, I tried to answer them all!
it is 5/16" NC ( National Coarse, which is 18 threads per inch ( TPI)
you can use any 5/16" NC bolt you want.
it would have a head that takes a 1/2" wrench (wrench heads are 3/16" larger than the bolt shaft, the shaft is the rated "size" of the bolt)
the correct replacement for the stock would a a button head allen, 5/16" NC, x 1/2"
use a little locktite or nail polish to gum up the threads some so that the replacement bolt can't rattle out on you
mike
Knowing the FenderGuy from Jersey asks alot of questions, I tried to answer them all!
By the way, just scored my second American Special Telecaster today!
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I'm looking at the installation instructions for a Rider Backrest Mounting Hardware Kit. On page 2, under Backrest Pad Adjustment, it reads, "Use 3/16 inch hex wrench to adjust set screw that is accessible through eyelet opening on rear of pad."
Is it 5/16" or 3/16"?
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the bolt is 5/16" NC x 1/2"
we are sizing the bolt, not the tool to drive the bolt.
the size of an allen head wrench is not always proportional to the bolt size.
The size of a hex head is:
a 5/16 bolt hex head takes a 1/2" wrench.... a 1/4" bolt hex takes a 7/16" wrench...and so on.
the head is 3/16" larger than the bolt.
so a 1/2" hex bolt takes a 11/16" wrench.
...... 8/16" + 3/16" = 11/16
follow?
( and that's how I make my living off guitar players)
mike
we are sizing the bolt, not the tool to drive the bolt.
the size of an allen head wrench is not always proportional to the bolt size.
The size of a hex head is:
a 5/16 bolt hex head takes a 1/2" wrench.... a 1/4" bolt hex takes a 7/16" wrench...and so on.
the head is 3/16" larger than the bolt.
so a 1/2" hex bolt takes a 11/16" wrench.
...... 8/16" + 3/16" = 11/16
follow?
( and that's how I make my living off guitar players)
mike
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the bolt is 5/16" NC x 1/2"
we are sizing the bolt, not the tool to drive the bolt.
the size of an allen head wrench is not always proportional to the bolt size.
The size of a hex head is:
a 5/16 bolt hex head takes a 1/2" wrench.... a 1/4" bolt hex takes a 7/16" wrench...and so on.
the head is 3/16" larger than the bolt.
so a 1/2" hex bolt takes a 11/16" wrench.
...... 8/16" + 3/16" = 11/16
follow?
we are sizing the bolt, not the tool to drive the bolt.
the size of an allen head wrench is not always proportional to the bolt size.
The size of a hex head is:
a 5/16 bolt hex head takes a 1/2" wrench.... a 1/4" bolt hex takes a 7/16" wrench...and so on.
the head is 3/16" larger than the bolt.
so a 1/2" hex bolt takes a 11/16" wrench.
...... 8/16" + 3/16" = 11/16
follow?
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- with allen keys the size of the drive tool is not always standardized to the size of the bolt
you need a 5/16" NC x 1/2" bolt, button head allen if you want same as stock.
this bolt may require a 3/16" allen key, or it may be another size.
mike
- with allen keys the size of the drive tool is not always standardized to the size of the bolt
you need a 5/16" NC x 1/2" bolt, button head allen if you want same as stock.
this bolt may require a 3/16" allen key, or it may be another size.
mike
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