Fender Tremolo Arm Tension Springs (12)

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I own a TON of Strat's and I've tried Teflon tape and more to remedy this problem, these are the perfect solution !
But I go one better to solve a few drawbacks...I install the spring but also put a ball bearing in between the tremolo arm and spring for smoother movement, also I stick a magnet chip/sliver inside the spring to hold the ball bearing.
And to keep the spring in the hole when the arm is out... I cut a circle piece of sponge as thick as a dime and about the diameter of a pea and slide it into the springs center then push into hole, that way it holds it in place in the case !
And if you need to remove it, use a piece of guitar string bent in a "L" to hook it ♫ (you're welcome) :D

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I'm giving these 5 stars because they showed up on time and, well, are springs just as advertised. They are also advertised as being for American Strats, but I bought them anyway for my MIM just to see if they would work. I shouldn't have bothered. The problem is not with the springs, however, it's with my tremolo block. If I had looked closely in the first place, I would have noticed that the hole in my block for my tremolo arm has no bottom. So the springs just fall through when dropped into the hole. I suppose one way to fix this would be to glue a cover plate to the bottom of the block. An easier way, though, is to use the trick of wrapping the threads of the tremolo arm a few times with teflon pipe thread tape. This actually works great - it gums things up enough so that the arm will stay in whatever position you set it. I imagine this trick would work fine for Am Strats as well.

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The springs are dropped in the tremolo arm cavity and they apply back pressure to the control arm making it taught without having to wind it all the way down. I will admit that I did not know that this product existed until recently. It drastically improves the functionality of the tremolo arm. Check your bridge block first to see if it can support the spring. Some import and squire blocks are drilled all the way thru resulting in the spring falling out the back side.

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I bought these for two left handed American Strats. These springs dropped right in and worked like a champ. I had just picked up a nice Mexican Strat at a Pawn Shop a couple of weeks before and it came without the tremolo arm. I ordered the arm along with the springs and when they came in, dropped in a spring and screwed on the arm. Didn't work. Humm, Took of the spring cover off the back and there was the tension spring rolling around. The Mexican strat tremolo arm hole goes stright through..nothing to hold a spring. Learn something new even after doing this for 50 years. 5 Stars, not the springs fault, my fault.

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This is the right fix for the job. They worked perfectly in my Fender Strat. And although these springs were made for the American Strat, they worked great in my Mexican made Strat.
Excellent quality and tension spring.

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they're always getting lost when people take that little circle of foil off the hole. amaze your friends by showing them you can have a Stratocaster tremolo arm that stays where you need it.

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Everyone should have a few spares laying around. Everyone forgets to tape the hole once in a while. I have seen many floppy trems in my day and only realized a few years ago that there is a spring in there.(Or at least there is supposed to be) I order more when I get down to two spares. A dozen should hold you for quite a while.

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Does it exactly what it should! Just pop the spring in the arm hole, it falls in deep. Screw in the arm (Don't over tighten) and you'll be set. I don't find them easy to lose personally, as long as you're careful of not holding your guitar facing down parallel to the ground. One pack of 12 will suffice.

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The spring worked great and solved the floppy arm problem on my American Std Strat. Most of the sales people and strat owners I talked with didn't know this spring was part of the tremolo system.

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I've had my strat since 2008 and I don't remember it coming with a spring. What a great find to learn on YouTube. It always bugged me that it took so long to screw in my vibrato arm and then it was to tight or to loose!

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Fender brand direct-replacement. Multi-pack is good because you'll always seem to lose these little guys.

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Its just a spring in a packet of springs. But its the right sized spring to insert into the tremolo arm hole that will keep your tremolo arm where ya want it.
Does exactly what its supposed to.
Insert,Screw & position. snug it up gently and enjoy

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I tried several home remedies to the missing spring problem - ball point pen spring, teflon tape on the arm threads - even went to a guitar shop where they cut a spring down and ended up jamming it in the hole! There is no substitute for the proper part. These springs work as intended in my American Series Strat. However, I tried one in my son's non-Fender Strat copy and the trem arm simply balled the spring up. The good news is they don't cost an arm and a leg to try.

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It's an OEM part. How can you go wrong?
just what they are suppose to do
Just like all the other springs are

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I made the mistake of purchasing these for my Squier CV '50s strat. They fall right through the trem assembly. I then read the fine print on the package saying these are for the American Standard. Returned and got a refund. Don't make the same mistake.

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Prevents the, "Swinging bar syndrome" and stabilizes the bar nicely. Easy to put int, easy to take out.

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I put these in three guitars with different tremolo bridges and they worked in all: an American Standard Strat bridge, a replacement Japanese Strat bridge, and a Floyd Rose licensed bridge. I just dropped them in and a second later they were holding the arms in place as advertised.

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Did the job. A spring popped ou and I replaced it and now all is good.

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These springs are a must have for all the old Strats with a screw in Trem arm. Period!

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Drop it in and install your whammy bar, I like mine all the way in then back off 1 turn