hrnn1234 Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 I recently got a Peavey Cirrus BXP second hand. As I was changing the strings I noticed the machine heads were a bit wobbly. I thought it would be the nuts but they were very tight already. They are loose "in the same axis the string coils" in the machine head. That's the best I can describe it, sorry can't post photos at the moment. Machine heads are fixed in place only by one screw, very tiny. And the machine heads that are loose have this screw turning in place not doing much pressure. How can I fix this? Wood filler and screwing again? Thanks in advance! Quote
petetexas Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 Hi , what I do in this situation is to take the screws out, get some tooth picks and some superglue . Remove the machinehead . Put a small ammount of superglue into the holes , put a piece of toothpick into the holes , and leave to dry . After about 10 mins , carefully trim the excess toothpick material back level to the face , Put machinehead back , re screw the screw back in . Fixed . Pete 1 Quote
Tonetechman Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 I'm with you Pete. These screws are easy to snap so a soft wood like a toothpick is ideal. Don't overtighten the screw. It just needs to be finger tight in place to stop the machine head rotating. Quote
petetexas Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 The adding of the superglue , seems to make the toothpick a little harder for holding the screw in , but as you say , not too hard . Quote
hrnn1234 Posted March 5, 2018 Author Posted March 5, 2018 excellent tips, thanks. I've seen my dad working that way with wood for ages, I don't know how didn't I think of it before... Quote
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