I installed a steel block from Guitar Fetish for my Classic Vibe Strat. It's the Mexican Block not the Import Block. The Block fits the bridge plate fine no problems there, but this morning I dropped in the small tremolo arm spring which I bought from Sweetwater. They are made by Fender and they are labeled American SRS Tremolo Arm Springs. The part number is 0994931000.
When I screwed in the tremolo arm it would not screw in all the way. I could see some of the threads on the arm still visible so I knew something was amiss.
Then when I went to tip the guitar upside down the spring would not fall out.
So I took a very tiny drill bit and held it with my hand and stuck it in the hold and pulled it upwards and I did get the spring out.
I also tried screwing in the arm without the spring and when it felt like I was done the arm was just a little sloppy and loose.
I do have another arm that came with the stock block but that sticks out from the body too far and looks and feels weird.
I'm not sure what to do.
Do they make other varieties of tremolo arm springs?
When I screwed in the tremolo arm it would not screw in all the way. I could see some of the threads on the arm still visible so I knew something was amiss.
Then when I went to tip the guitar upside down the spring would not fall out.
So I took a very tiny drill bit and held it with my hand and stuck it in the hold and pulled it upwards and I did get the spring out.
I also tried screwing in the arm without the spring and when it felt like I was done the arm was just a little sloppy and loose.
I do have another arm that came with the stock block but that sticks out from the body too far and looks and feels weird.
I'm not sure what to do.
Do they make other varieties of tremolo arm springs?
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