Tremolo Arm/Whammy Bar at a Great price. A common complaint about the American Vintage (AV) Jaguars and Jazzmasters is that the trem arms do not fit snugly into the collet that holds them in place. These trem arms do not screw in, but are held in place by a friction fit with the collet in the trem assembly. One easy solution is to wrap Teflon plumbers' tape (PTFE thread sealing tape, in some circles) around the arm tram and enter into the assembly Collet, can be very helpful.
This is a view of the collet with the trem arm installed.
If you ever try to tighten up the collet teeth, always be sure to have your trem arm in place - otherwise, you're almost guaranteed to bust off a collet tooth or two.
Your basic beveled rubber washer - this one is 3/8" size. The inner diameter is just a little bit too small to fit tightly over the collet, so I used a tapered reamer to make the inside of the washer a bit bigger.
Assembly complete! Tapered washer has been placed over the collet. Say goodbye to the floppy tremolo arm!
If you ever try to tighten up the collet teeth, always be sure to have your trem arm in place - otherwise, you're almost guaranteed to bust off a collet tooth or two.
Your basic beveled rubber washer - this one is 3/8" size. The inner diameter is just a little bit too small to fit tightly over the collet, so I used a tapered reamer to make the inside of the washer a bit bigger.
Assembly complete! Tapered washer has been placed over the collet. Say goodbye to the floppy tremolo arm!
Update - Beveled Washer Fix Ver. 1.1:
One again I made the other side to wash reamed Collet gripping teeth.
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excellent points and the details are more precise than somewhere else, thanks.
- Murk
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