Stuck Nut: Neck Bowed! [HELP]

[mirwa]

Originally Posted by redir

Curious as to why? I've done this technique several times and haven't had any problems with it. Of course one would have to take into consideration thread count but I've not seen that as a problem on maxed out rods.

A reason has to exist as to why a truss rod nut can wind down to the root section of the threads, I find this reason occurs from plastic deformation of the rod over a period of time, when you add washers to extend the nut back into a threaded area and apply tension, then further deformation occurs to the point of failure, typically it necks in the root area of the threads

Steve

[redir]

Originally Posted by mirwa

A reason has to exist as to why a truss rod nut can wind down to the root section of the threads, I find this reason occurs from plastic deformation of the rod over a period of time, when you add washers to extend the nut back into a threaded area and apply tension, then further deformation occurs to the point of failure, typically it necks in the root area of the threads

Steve

Ah got ya, going after the root cause is always a good idea.

Originally Posted by ChrisDesign

My worry is I can unscrew the nut a little, but not rescrew it. That is why I don’t think the nut is maxed out.

You mean if you unscrew it just a bit you can't even screw it back to where it was?