Neck won't straighten...

[Jamesemt]

I've got a US 1996 62ri Jazz neck on my Precision. It's sat around completely untouched for a couple of years. Went to set it up tonight and I can't get the neck to straighten. With the nut fully tightened there is still a lot of bend (err relief??) bending to the right when sighting down the neck. Truss nut turns freely.
Adjustment is at the heel.

Any ideas? Or am I looking for a new neck

Edited December 15, 2011 by Jamesemt

[xilddx]

Without wanting to sound patronising, are you turning it in the right direction?

[Jamesemt]

I'm trying to straighten the neck by turning the screw clockwise

[ikay]

If the trussrod is maxed one suggestion that often comes up is to remove the adjusting nut and add a suitably sized washer(s). This should provide a few more turns of neck straightening adjustment. Stewmac also offer a truss rod rescue kit which might be worth looking at - http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Special_tools_for_Truss_rods/Truss_Rod_Rescue_Kit.html

[LawrenceH]

When you say 'bending to the right' what do you mean? If the neck has a kink that isn't forward to back (as looking from above sighting down the neck) then you may have a problem

[Jamesemt]

Yeah sorry. From normal playing position the neck has too much relief ie bends forward. Fully tightening the truss rod makes no difference

[LawrenceH]

Ah right, that's ok then! The washer trick suggested by ikay is definitely worth trying before anything more drastic, means the truss rod starts applying pressure earlier on along the adjusting nut's travel. Worked well on my Jap jazz, but I remember it took me a while to find a suitably sized washer to fit the bullet truss adjustment hole.