Old Horse Murphy Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Hi guys I've just picked up a Peavey T40 in a trade and it appears to be a very nice bass indeed. The action is a little high and I was wondering what size trussrod tool I will need. I've read that a Les Paul tool will work (5/16) but can't find that size available in the UK. A quick search on Ebay results in Gibson trussrod tools of anything between 6 and 8.5mm! I'm guessing I would need an 8mm but wanted to check first. Thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 gibson size - 5/16 of an inch The metric equivalent is 7.94mm [font="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, san-serif"][size="2"][color="#000000"]when I had one I found a 8mm sprocket tool designed for remote control cars and bent the rod till I could use it. If it's going to be turned reguarly source a 5/16th tool (stumac or somewhere) if you're only going to turn it once in a blue moon then you may be able to get away with a 8mm too.l..[/color][/size][/font] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I've got a Halfords socket set that includes a 5/16 that can go onto a screw driver shaft. I used this for my TBird with no problems. I think Halfords with sell the socket separately [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Q8UKVQhm.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/1TVmSEpm.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 Thank you both. I'll nip down to Halfords and have a look. If not, I'll check out Stewmac's The bass is needing a bit of TLC and needs a good clean (along with the case!) I'm sure the strings actually pre-date the actual bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Be warned the rod is quite a way in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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