Taylor Neck Bolt Size

Hello!

I've managed to run some superglue by accident into one of the threaded inserts in a Taylor neck I have in for repair. I didn't notice until reassembly where I couldn't get the bolt in question to screw back in! I had a look and figured out what happened (looks like the first 2 or 3 threads) so I figured I'd have to 'chase' them with the correct tap to clean them up! Can anybody confirm that Taylor use 1/4" 20 size for these. I've got an inexpensive imperial tap/die set but the 1/4" 20 doesn't seem to fit. I don't have an imperial thread gauge to hand to check so would really appreciate it if somebody could help!

Kind Regards,

Dar

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Permalink Reply by Darren on March 11, 2014 at 3:17am

Success!

After trying a few of the above methods, I ended up buying a better quality 1/4" UNC tap which did the job. After trying to clean the glue out, it became obvious that I must have also damaged the 1st few threads when reassembling the neck originally (before I knew I'd ran the glue in there!) I took the bolt down to a local engineering store who helped me out with a good quality tap (indeed a 1/4" 20 thanks for the heads up Skip). It only took a few turns but the tool did the job. At least, I can sleep easy tonight! Thanks again for everybodys input. It's much appreciated.

Cheers.

Dar