Spring Problem

[Jack The Riffer]

I changed the strings on my Model 5A that I recently got off of ebay and the springs came out even though I blocked the bridge. Now I can only get 2 springs to stay in the block. The middle spring will NOT stay put. It keeps popping out.

I'm really starting to hate JT-6 Trems.

[DonP]

LOL! That 5A is damaged goods - send it to me.....

Sounds like someone flipped the block around. Take the JT-6 apart and flip the block.

[toejam]

Sounds like someone flipped the block around. Take the JT-6 apart and flip the block.

That's what I'm thinking, the block is probably upside down.

[Jack The Riffer]

Does this look like it's upside down? I'd really hate to go and take everything apart. The block actually seems like it goes too deep into the cavity. The middle spring will stay put if I put the cavity cover on.

[toejam]

Hmmm. Can't tell if it's upside down, but could it also possibly be the block is too long if it's too deep in the cavity?

[straycat]

They did not mean upside down.The holes are tapped at an angle its possible someone put it back together backwards.The Jackson logo on the trem block shoud be facing towards the neck of the guitar.

[Jack The Riffer]

They did not mean upside down.The holes are tapped at an angle its possible someone put it back together backwards.The Jackson logo on the trem block shoud be facing towards the neck of the guitar.

Thanks. Then the block is definitely backwards because the logo is facing the back of the guitar.

[Jack The Riffer]

YOU GUYS KICK ASS!!! Flipped the block and all is well!!! It's this type of advice that makes the Platinum membership a minuscule amount to pay to keep the frustrations of working on a guitar to a minimum!!

[Newc]

Umm, is it me or is that trem seriously crooked?

[dg]

I was wondering the same. Camera angle, maybe? The paint wear (or area ground down for clearance?) looks like maybe they had a trem with too short of a block in there at some point, or else had the trem raised super high & the springs were dragging.

Jack, when you say the block goes too deep, do you mean it seems too long (too close to the cavity plate, or too short (springs drag on the wood at the bottom of the cavity when you pull up)? Did they make a short block for the JT-6? I thought they were all 42mm. If there was a short block version, maybe he got a replacement trem with the shorter block.

[Jack The Riffer]

The block seemed too long as in coming too far down into the cavity, close to hitting the cavity cover.....Things are better now that I flipped the block. It only looked crooked because I was screwing around with it and had the strings a bit slackened...All is good now. Thanks!

[toejam]

Good times!

[straycat]

Rock on Jack.