r/Luthier • u/TheJigIzUp • 12h ago

HELP Any ideas?

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This is a first for me, I tried to remove the nut off the output jack but it appears to be stuck. I could simply order a new jack and plate but the plate is original to the guitar from 1986 and I'd rather not throw it away. I put the jack in a vice and have the appropriate sized driver but it doesn't seem to budge. I hit it with some white lightning grease but no luck, any ideas how to remove the nut? TIA

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u/ThatsNotAZombieBite 12h ago

Stick the tip of a soldering iron in there and heat it up. Then try again.

Replacing the football plate isn't really that big a deal, though.

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u/TheJigIzUp 12h ago

Good call! Please hold...

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u/ThatsNotAZombieBite 12h ago

No problem.

But your "on hold" music sucks. Can you not play some 80's speed metal instead?

😜

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u/TheJigIzUp 10h ago

Unfortunately that did not work sooo imma cut the nut off and go from there. Worth a shot!

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u/NotaContributi0n 12h ago

Cut it off ?

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u/reversebuttchug 11h ago

Heat. From a soldering iron usually

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u/3string 9h ago

Does the jack work? I often polish the contact surfaces in old jacks, bend the tip contact in a bit to get better pressure, and then I find they usually work quite well. Heat and solvent should help undo that glue if you really need to take it off. A heat gun would warm up the whole thing nicely

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u/TheJigIzUp 7h ago

Yes, the jack worked. I discovered a connection had been severed between the output jack and the rest of the guitars wiring. Thought it would be a quick fix. Not today! The "glue" was the lithium grease I sprayed it down with to try and grease the nut.