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Old 06-23-2019, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by gocamels View Post
I had always assumed it was better to fill the screw hole with some wood to give the screw something to bite. If I put the same size screw into a hole already reamed out to that size, won't it be loose?
No, as long as you're just doing a straight replacement, it should be perfectly fine. The screw is only there to prevent the tuner from rotating.
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