HELP! I cannot untighten the internal pivot post screws.....

[Max Dread]

.....on my lo-pro Edge. They are completely locked tight and until I untighten them I can't adjust my guitars action.

Any tips or suggestions would be great.....

Cheers

Max

[Rich]

Always loosen the stud, never the set screw.

[Max Dread]

As coicidence would have it I am currently (re)ploughing through the Ibanez Rules Tech section - an invaluable, fantastic and muchly appreciated resource!!!

That aside, even after having loosened the stud, I still cannot "unlock" the linernal lock screw!

[Rich]

you sure it was tightened to begin with?

Otherwise, pull the stud out to investigate.

[moonlight]

Might try a small drop of penetrating oil and heat the stud up,not too hot, with a small tip soldering iron.

[Max Dread]

Good idea, and thanks for the suggestion......

I did try a little oil in there to see if that would help free things up, but no luck there.

I think I'll take the bridge off, remove the whole pivot posts, and try to see what's going on from there. If for whatever reason I still cannot get them apart, I'll get out the soldering iron and give this a go!

[moonlight]

Ya,the oil and heat thing will only work if it is stuck from not being turned for a long time or a little rust. It could be that the treads are galled or maybe the locking screw is bent. I sometimes wonder how many people don't know about the locking studs and damage one of the parts by tightening down on it too hard.

[JEM10th]

Tried loosening the locking screws inside the studs? Or are they the problem?