Stuck pole piece

Hi everybody. I've adjusted all of the pole pieces in my recently purchased 2nd hand Tribute ASAT Special (2008) jumbo MFDs, except one. The pole piece for the B string in the neck pickup is sticking. I've tried a small amount of contact cleaner spray but nothing else so far. Any clever ideas for unsticking this, short of removing the pickup? (I thought this would have been a topic covered somewhere on the forums, but couldn't see it when I searched - apologies if I've missed it). Cheers Michael

Hi everybody. I've adjusted all of the pole pieces in my recently purchased 2nd hand Tribute ASAT Special (2008) jumbo MFDs, except one. The pole piece for the B string in the neck pickup is sticking. I've tried a small amount of contact cleaner spray but nothing else so far. Any clever ideas for unsticking this, short of removing the pickup? (I thought this would have been a topic covered somewhere on the forums, but couldn't see it when I searched - apologies if I've missed it). Cheers Michael

I searched on "stuck pole" and found this post:

adjust the height of each pole.

Hope this helps.

Thanks Craig. I found that video also, but nothing there about how to deal with a stuck pole piece, just hoe to use them if they do turn.

Looking at it again yesterday, I think it is a combined problem of the pole piece being stuck, and the hex socket also being a little stripped so the Allen key is not getting the best leverage. But I think the sticking pole piece is the main problem.

Any suggestions welcome.

Cheers

perhaps a small drop of penetrating oil from lowes or an automotive shop. let it sit overnight, then give it a try the next day.