Tremolo issue on Jazzmaster kit

[Chuck]

Hey Infsub, I just received my JZA kit this morning so had a look at the tremolo. On mine the "socket" is pretty tall and I can't see how it could get stuck. As far as the other end goes, I can see what you mean as the tolerances are quite tight.

As you say, I have found on mine is that the trem cavity is definitely too small and I'll need to expand it a bit to get the trem sitting comfortably. I reckon that's your problem as it'll be putting undue pressure on the plates, and also explains the E string rubbing on the post (as in the cavity didn't allow for correct alignment).

[Infsub]

Hey Infsub, I just received my JZA kit this morning so had a look at the tremolo. On mine the "socket" is pretty tall and I can't see how it could get stuck. As far as the other end goes, I can see what you mean as the tolerances are quite tight.

As you say, I have found on mine is that the trem cavity is definitely too small and I'll need to expand it a bit to get the trem sitting comfortably. I reckon that's your problem as it'll be putting undue pressure on the plates, and also explains the E string rubbing on the post (as in the cavity didn't allow for correct alignment).

Thanks for the feedback. I am sort of leaning towards the cavity being to small myself, as when I removed the tremolo I couldn t see any bending or warping. Looks like I got some filing to do.