needle?

[saltcitytattoo]

ok so on my 1982 gs1100ez i am playing with the needle trying to get my midrange better. well i went to shim my needle and when i pulled it it is maxed out the clip is sitting against the plastic stop so i cant raise it without cutting the plastic. what options do i have? is there a needle out there with more adjustment? is there a different plastic stop? thanks for the input

[Steve]

The most common thing that we do is to go to Radio Shack and get the $2 bag of assorted small washers. The smallest washers in that assortment are the correct size. Stack up a few washers, see how many it takes to equal the thickness of that nylon spacer, (it's usually 4). If it is 4, use 2 of them, put them on the needle. As you have noticed, the needle gets pushed up against a stop, having a thinner spacer at the top (this time it will be two thinner washers) will allow it to go higher. Two washers is about the distance of one groove on adjustable needles.

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