| Author | Message | ||
| jx2638
New Username: jx2638 Post Number: 5 Registered: 2-2008 |
I'm having some difficulty with the Neck Pickup Toggle switch on my Tribute. It's requiring some extra wiggling of the black plastic lever to get the pickup to engage. I'd love any fix suggestions. Thanks. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 6288 Registered: 5-2002 |
Is the switch tight against the body? | ||
| jx2638
New Username: jx2638 Post Number: 6 Registered: 2-2008 |
yes....no wiggle at all. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 5186 Registered: 6-2000 |
The lever is black metal. If yours is plastic, then something is awry. That being said, there is a relatively easy fix for this problem. Give me a couple of days and I'll add it to the FAQ with pictures and post here that it's ready. | ||
| jx2638
New Username: jx2638 Post Number: 7 Registered: 2-2008 |
Thanks so much....and upon further review...yes it is metal. | ||
| jx2638
New Username: jx2638 Post Number: 8 Registered: 2-2008 |
Mica, Just checking back in on the fix post to FAQ??? Thanks. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 5218 Registered: 6-2000 |
Ack! Sorry I didn't get this done yet. I will not be around here regularly again until April 2. So to get you going until then, call up the office at 707 523 2611 and let my aunt Mary know you need to talk to Tony about "pinching" the 3-position switch on your Tribute. He's been talking a few folks through this, so I thought an FAQ was in order. Call us up and we can talk you through it too. I still will get this FAQ posted, but not for a little while now. | ||
| jx2638
New Username: jx2638 Post Number: 9 Registered: 2-2008 |
Will do....thx!! | ||
| jx2638
New Username: jx2638 Post Number: 10 Registered: 2-2008 |
Mica, I spoke to Tony who told me about the pinching technique. Problem was...I couldn't get the toggle through the hole in the body and into the body cavity to attempt the repair. Haven't seen this fix posted in the FAQ yet. Let me know when it's added. Thx. | ||
| bob
Senior Member Username: bob Post Number: 843 Registered: 11-2002 |
Is your problem that the wires are too short, or something else is in the way, that prevents the toggle from dropping down? I'm assuming that you unscrewed the ring/nut on the top, but it still wouldn't move. This is a somewhat separate problem, not likely to be addressed by the FAQ, so I thought it was worth asking. As long as the wires look long enough and you don't believe you'll damage anything else, I would suggest pulling - or twisting a little - on the body of the toggle from inside the cavity. Perhaps the wood has swollen a bit, but aside from the nut on the top, there should be nothing holding the toggle in place. Assuming you get that far, the pinching technique is pretty simple, but the key is to come up with a good tool, preferably so you can squeeze the pins together, rather than try to tap them in from each side. If you don't yet have any great ideas on that, email me. (Sadly, I pinched mine, heard the pins click in place, and while it helped a little, I still needed a new toggle. But from what I understand, most of them can be fixed.) | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 5330 Registered: 6-2000 |
Here's the pinching protocol:  This is the pin you want to tighten up. There is one on each side of the bushing.  Here's how we do it.  This is the modified needle nose pliers that do the job for us. | ||
| jx2638
Junior Username: jx2638 Post Number: 11 Registered: 2-2008 |
Thanks Bob and Mica...I'll give it another shot. | ||
| jx2638
Junior Username: jx2638 Post Number: 12 Registered: 2-2008 |
Thanks Bob and Mica...I'll give it another shot. |
