Busted Jack

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Author Message hb3 Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 727 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 - 4:21 pm:    Howdy folks, Hopefully my good friends here can help me out... Input jack has gone from occasionally loose to loose all the time...when I stick a cord in it immediately falls apart, basically...sound is intermittent. I could sort of hand tighten the nut before, but it's getting stripped or something...it's starting to just go around in a circle. This: sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2744 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 - 5:09 pm:    Perhaps , if you remove the plate on back you can hold the other side of the jack while you tighten it from the front. You may want to use blue tape for protection on the front around the jack to protect from scratching with a wrench . An offset box end or open end or socket or a spin tight can work if you can do it with out scratching. Do not over tighten and damage the wood. Also check the threads on the jack for damage. be sure to check the soldered connections on the jack for damage and the contacts of the jack it's self. hb3 Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 728 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 - 5:26 pm:    Thanks...I haven't opened it up yet, but I guess that's next. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5303 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Monday, December 31, 2012 - 9:58 am:    And I thought this thread was going to be about 1/2 of Tenacious D getting arrested! Happy New Year Everyone! Bill, tgo xlrogue6 Advanced Member Username: xlrogue6 Post Number: 241 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Monday, December 31, 2012 - 4:36 pm:    Probably what's happening is that the metal bushing is spinning on the plastic jack body. You'll need to get a replacement from the Mothership, as long bushing jacks of the correct configuration are pretty much Unobtanium anywhere else. hb3 Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 729 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, January 02, 2013 - 1:29 pm:    Hmmm...sounds alarming. Is anyone even on staff this week? terryc Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 2048 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Thursday, January 03, 2013 - 1:50 am:    A temporary repair to keep you playing as you wait for the part. Get some PTFE thread tape and put a few wraps around the thread, this should keep the socket in place for the time being xlrogue6 Advanced Member Username: xlrogue6 Post Number: 243 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Monday, January 07, 2013 - 9:35 am:    If my diagnosis is correct and the bushing is spinning on the jack body, the Teflon tape won't help. Removing the old jack can sometimes be problematic in that case as well. If you haven't been able to contact Mica let me know--I've got some other contacts inside who can probably help. (Sometimes living adjacent to Santa Rosa and having worked at the Mothership for a bit comes in handy!) hb3 Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 730 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Monday, January 07, 2013 - 2:06 pm:    Thanks. Just heard from Mica. So far I haven't done anything to it, just hoping it holds together a little more.