Loose tulip plastic buttons on Wilkinson tuners

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Mike Sayre
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Loose tulip plastic buttons on Wilkinson tuners

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I've got some Wilkinson tuners I've had for a few years that are newly installed on my Heritage H170. 3 of the 6 the buttons are loose and rattle. Before I drill .040" holes in the plastic knobs and drop some thin super glue in there, anyone got any better/other ideas?
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Barry Daniels
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Re: Loose tulip plastic buttons on Wilkinson tuners

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Shouldn't have to drill holes. Just wick the super glue into the hole for the shaft.
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Mike Sayre
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Re: Loose tulip plastic buttons on Wilkinson tuners

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Will try that, thx
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