stumped by flush-mount jack

[magnetbox]

Hi,

I have a recessed jack on my G&L ASAT Special that a friend messed up. He stepped on the cord in the midst of some sort of *****in' solo and (from what I can tell) bent the contacts on the inside of the jack. The jack works intermittently, and cuts out when you tweak the cord one way or another. I can't figure out how to take it apart and repair it.

It looks something like this:

http://www.music123.com/ProLine-Flus...70585.Music123

How would I get a tool deep enough inside the output jack cavity to turn the nut? A deep socket set? Doesn't seem like it would fit in the control cavity, though.

The worst part? It's been in this condition since 1999!

[andrewb]

take it to a tech...
5 min job... 30bux...

[magnetbox]

Um, I do all my own work, have for years. What's a tech going to do that I can't? I think it's obvious I'm just missing some crucial approach to problem. Yes, I feel like an idiot.

[Jack Wells]

Um, I do all my own work, have for years. What's a tech going to do that I can't?

Good for you. I feel the same way. I don't think there's any repairing that type of jack. Just buy a new one. Now the problem of removing the old one. I don't think it can be done without destroying the old one. Here a pictorial on ASAT jack replacement thanks to Ken Baker on the G&L forum.

Ken Baker's ASAT Jack Replacement Pictorial.

[blacklinefish]

Originally Posted by jwells393

Good for you. I feel the same way.

Jack, I have so much respect and admiration for you. You've helped me out of a few jams like this in the past (some just passively, but some were direct responses to my questions).

I especially loved how you had a link to the exact solution, and I mean exact! It actually made me chuckle. Thanks for doing what you do.

[mellecaster]

Originally Posted by blacklinefish

Jack, I have so much respect and admiration for you. You've helped me out of a few jams like this in the past (some just passively, but some were direct responses to my questions).

I especially loved how you had a link to the exact solution, and I mean exact! It actually made me chuckle. Thanks for doing what you do.

+10 Jack's a Treasure !

[magnetbox]

amazing! thank you so much for the info. I never figured it'd be that...weird.

[boris bubbanov]

It is weird. I feel that G + L has given away hundreds of possible sales because people lack confidence in that strange design. They should just bite the bullet and get rid of it. The fact that I've had no issues personally with this jack design changes nothing.

Dr. Jack to the rescue, again!

[sugarinthegourd]

Frank Ford made a tool that might help with removing one of those jacks (or maybe not, I'm not sure how tightly mounted they are in the body):

http://www.frets.com/HomeShopTech/Pr...hegripper.html

In any event, it's a cool tool.