Thread Size on a Sho-Bud Pedal Rod Connector

[Mike Ester]

On pedal #2 of my Sho-Bud, the thread where the connecting nipple screws into the pedal is wallowed out. I would like to know what that thread size is, on the chance that I could just use a Heli-Coil kit to repair it.

EDIT: Forgot to mention the guitar is a 1978 Pro-II. The guitar can be seen here.

[Jerry Overstreet]

size 10, 32 tpi . So 10-32 if you are referencing the female threads on the pedal itself..

[Richard Sinkler]

If it's just the ball joint, and not the threads on the rod, why not just buy a new ball joint? I think you can still get them from the forums store. Or PSG parts, Show Pro, and many other online stores. Someone might actually have one they will give you. I wouldn't want to go through the hassle of try to put a heli-coil in there.

[Jerry Dragon]

As a machinist of fifty years I have installed hundreds if not thousands of helicoils. It is a fairly simple process and probably your best bet.

[Mike Ester]

size 10, 32 tpi . So 10-32 if you are referencing the female threads on the pedal itself..

That's exactly the info I needed. The female threads in the aluminum are the culprits.

Thanks.

[Mike Ester]

If it's just the ball joint, and not the threads on the rod, why not just buy a new ball joint? I think you can still get them from the forums store. Or PSG parts, Show Pro, and many other online stores. Someone might actually have one they will give you. I wouldn't want to go through the hassle of try to put a heli-coil in there.

In a previous life, I used to turn wrenches on motorcycles for a living. I'm no stranger to installing Heli-Coils. Unfortunately, I speak metric better than I do SAE.