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Thread Size on a Sho-Bud Pedal Rod Connector
Posted: 24 May 2025 12:36 pm
by 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.
Re: Thread Size on a Sho-Bud Pedal Rod Connector
Posted: 24 May 2025 1:36 pm
by Jerry Overstreet
size 10, 32 tpi . So 10-32 if you are referencing the female threads on the pedal itself..
Re: Thread Size on a Sho-Bud Pedal Rod Connector
Posted: 25 May 2025 7:43 am
by 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.
Re: Thread Size on a Sho-Bud Pedal Rod Connector
Posted: 28 May 2025 6:59 am
by 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.
Re: Thread Size on a Sho-Bud Pedal Rod Connector
Posted: 31 May 2025 2:14 pm
by Mike Ester
Jerry Overstreet wrote: 24 May 2025 1:36 pm
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.
Re: Thread Size on a Sho-Bud Pedal Rod Connector
Posted: 31 May 2025 2:16 pm
by Mike Ester
Richard Sinkler wrote: 25 May 2025 7:43 am
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.
