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dazzer
PostPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:28 am 
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I was wondering what the proper name was for the allen nut thing on a two way Truss rod for turning the truss rod in either direction?

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ball end allen wrench. I have US standard and Metric sets in the shop . They come in handy

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bluescreek wrote:
ball end allen wrench. I have US standard and Metric sets in the shop . They come in handy


John cheers for the reply but I was interested in just the fitting as circled here and not the wrench :D

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You're talking about the socket head part? Try truss rod nut.

Here's a link to Allparts in the UK.

http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/ ... 5_128.html

At least it's a start...

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SteveG wrote:
You're talking about the socket head part? Try truss rod nut.


Cheers Steve :D

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