Just for completeness, I'd like to add a few details in case somebody else has to tackle this issue. In order to remove the black plastic spline sleeve so I could glue it back in, I had to cut away the inner 1/16" of the silicone anti-friction ring that surrounds the hole the threaded rod slide...

Thank you VJ for your advice. I glued the black plastic "spline sleeve" into it's hole by the strap pin so it doesn't rotate. The threaded rod now moves when the adjustment wheel is turned, compressing the spring to balance the trem as it should. I used E6000 glue from Eclectic Products, w...

I'm cogitating on fixing the trem vs leaving it blocked for the time being. I'm a casual trem user, but after looking at Fly Rod's pics of the consequences of a broken spring, I've come to understand that failure of the Fly's trem spring could be more serious than I thought. 120+ pounds of compressi...

VJ - Thank you so much for the reply. Fortunately, the threaded rod and the wheel are in pretty good shape, but they could certainly use a cleaning and lube. I figure I'll start by refurbishing the rod and wheel, then check for any binding or catching. My go-to adhesive for glueing the sleeve would ...

Hi All, - I've had my '96 Maroon (Cherry?) Fly Classic for quite awhile. After a string change from .9s to .11s, the bridge tilted strongly toward the neck. I have an .11 spring installed, but turning the tension wheel didn't bring the bridge back to level. Upon disassembly, the issue is the black p...

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Hey everybody, - Great forum! My maroon '96 Fly Classic is a wonderful guitar but the trem started acting up so I found FlyClone on a google search. Fly Rod, your amazing thread on your black Refined Fly Total Refurbishment was enormously informative. Your initial images of the blown-out front of yo...