Fixing a Floppy Wah Pedal - Vox V848 Clyde McCoy wah disassemble & repair

[@divebomb99]

Somewhere out there a Dunlop tech is laughing his ass off watching us all flop around like a fish out of water trying to repair these. 🤣

[@rubensancheznmn]

Thanks for making this video. Now I can fix mine

[@carlosmauthe4324]

What I would have done is place a shorter screw first and the two screws placed upside down with the nut placed on the bottom side so with a fixed wrench I would have adjusted it without much problem, good video and greetings from Argentina !!!

[@ToppaliniTube]

i had this problem on a crybaby, and luckily all i had to do was move the rack holder thing up tighter against it (was making no contact..) but great video showing how these work!

[@noisejunk]

Stoked you got yours working! And thank you for the comment love. 🌠

[@ToppaliniTube]

@@noisejunk got a whole bunch of them for modding! hopefully continues to go well, i want to learn everything about them

[@KnuckleheadStuey]

That's what I did.

[@vl292]

You’re fixing a problem which does not exist :) I wish my wahs would have ball bearing on the treadle. There’s like very few things as annoying as resistance when you move it. Cocked wah-sound is pretty outdated at this point and it gives much more precise control over that wah effect when there’s as little resistance as possible. Also I’ve had so many wahs where the casing is bent because someone has been tightening the screws.. not that it matters but anywho. Anyone having the issue of too much resistance and if it’s not the treadle check the alignment of the rack in pinion gear. Move the cable holder bit back or move the pot away from the rack to give just enough clearance. Just make sure it does not skip a teeth. Use lower resistance pot like teese, fulltone or castledine. Dunlop hp2 has always some resistance to it so does the chase tru-talk.

[@christopherharv]

My wah isn't floppy like that, but I just want to make it have more resistance when I push it down and release it back up. I don't think there's anything wrong with it, it goes down and up just as easy as any other wah, it would just be nice to have more resistance so I don't have to be SO gentle with it.

[@noisejunk]

this method should do the trick! Let me know how it goes. :)

[@KnuckleheadStuey]

The white plastic piece that he pointed out that you move to adjust the pot gears can be moved forward to tighten the gear going up and down. This will give you the resistance you need. You'll have to tweak it as all the way forward I couldn't move the pedal.

[@KnuckleheadStuey]

If only it was that easy. I just bought a used 535Q. I've never owned or used a wah pedal but I didn't think it was supposed to fall forward like that. Figured I shouldn't mess with the pin so went in underneath. Well, the circuit board isn't small like that. It literally runs the length of the pedal. Had to take off the input and output sleeve but there are 2 small knobs that don't come apart so I couldn't lift out the board. I was able to bend it up just enough to get a tiny wrench underneath and tightened the spring all the way. Didn't help. There was white grease under the tension spring that didn't seem like it should be there but maybe it is. Anyways the white plastic piece that adjusts the pot gear that he pointed out can move against or away from the straight gear putting pressure against it and that kept it from falling. I originally put it all the way forward and it was too tight where I couldn't even move the pedal so I tweaked it to where I got enough resistance that it doesn't fall now. that was much easier since access to the two spring screws was terrible at best but they are tightgood access to the screws but they are tight

[@KnuckleheadStuey]

Hope this helps anyone with a 535Q as I couldn't find anything on that specific model and was thrown off by the full size circuit board. IfI took the pin on top out I would have probably never gotten it back in plus it really wasn't as loose as this one so although I tightened it all the way, I'm not sure I needed to.

[@noisejunk]

I have a 535Q too, good to know it's so different and difficult! If mine needs work I'll try to film it for the rest of us. I'm just figuring this stuff out as I go.

[@SteverRob]

I was able to re-insert that pin without taking the board out, or messing with the 2 screws/bolts that hold down that steel bar that the pin goes under. What you have to do is insert something through the other side that can pry that bar down enough to get the pin started under it, in my case a Phillips screwdriver (a Phillips has a tapered tip). I put the wah in a vice. That helps a lot because you need both hands. You start the pin through on side, with the Phillips holding the bar down as you push the pin in from the other side, thereby shoving the Phillips out. The Phillips "leads the way" for the pin and keeps that bar down enough for the pin to get under it. From there, you can drive the pin home.

[@noisejunk]

This is a great tip! Thanks for sharing 👍🏼

[@SteverRob]

@@noisejunk I will also add that it was a pain to do, and I’ll never drive that pin out again lol. My wah is an original Chicago Thomas Organ in really nice condition.

[@daverooks748]

Can you make a video of how to fix a broken pedal because you fried it with a wrong power supply? Asking for a friend.

[@noisejunk]

😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵 that's beyond my mediocre capabilities at this time. But sounds like something i ought to look into.....

[@jimmyst-jean2214]

What is the pedal that you fried? Most likely you blew a resistance or something like that and that can be repaired pretty easily if you can work a soldering iron ☺️

[@anthonyulibarri3690]

With a hammer, that'll fix it good!

[@MC-hx6nk]

This does look like you've written it for a joke - well, it made me smile.

[@sixstringd3stroyer]

I’m having the hardest time getting the post out my kh cry baby, any pointers?

[@nexo3046]

I have the exact opposite problem, how should I approch this?

[@cuckmasterflex9106]

Same ..

[@nexo3046]

@@cuckmasterflex9106 it ended up some builtup stuff that got it stuck, wd-40 fixed it

[@cuckmasterflex9106]

@@nexo3046 thanks! I'll try it!

[@nexo3046]

@@cuckmasterflex9106 good luck

[@KnuckleheadStuey]

If you're saying it's too tight adjust the white plastic piece that goes against the pot gear. this will loosen or tighten the resistance of the pedal.

[@anthonyulibarri3690]

Finally, thanks to you I can fix my floppy Vox pedal! Don't mean to get personal but are your eyes two different colors like Bowie? Ha ha, maybe just a reflection?

[@noisejunk]

Surprisingly no, but I noticed that odd illusion too when I was editing the video!! It must be on account of me riffing on Moonage Daydream during the video! (shoot, even as I'm typing this comment "Golden Years" just started playing on my random "liked songs" Spotify playlist out of over 6600 songs... SPOOKY!)

[@jerryyeaaah15]

@@noisejunk Ziggy is looking down on ya and sending some starman power ;))))

[@burywite]

Wish I had incredible 6-pack abs to hold my screwdriver for me.

[@ramonmoreno8014]

God I want him

[@jonschwindt3064]

Lol brush dust in there …..then…” avoid brushing dust in there”