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10mm seems to be the standard size for modern fenders. i used 10mm bushings to put the gotoh's into my tele deluxe over a year and a half ago and they're still working great with no problems.
the gotoh's are great tuners, but so are the american standard stock tuners. may i ask why you want to replace them? i have an american standard and a 72 deluxe with the gotoh's as mentioned above and i consider the tuning machines on both to be equal. even though i love the vintage gotoh's, there's no real functional improvement to be had by installing them over what you have now and i would never go through the trouble of removing the stock american standard tuners and drilling (yes, you will have to drill new holes) for them, unless it was purely about cosmetics/style/mojo/whatever you call it. i find the gotoh's to be cooler overall and neater to restring while the am. standard tuners are slightly more stable and reliable. they both have the same gear ratio and work without complaints... i'd put some thought into it before you make your decision.
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