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The truss rod does not actually turn, when you tighten it the nut effectively just pulls the rod end towards you and it flexes against the string pull.
Perhaps the neck is quite stiff to begin with. Holding the headstock and body, give it a push in the centre of the fingerboard and see if you get any slight flexing.
This isn’t a double-action rod, so if it’s completely loose already it can’t increase relief - it’s not stuck. If so you will need to find another solution - either to increase the string gauge, or to deliberately dress a small amount of relief into the frets.
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Try a set of 10-46 to begin with and see how it goes
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
If the guitar string tension is slacker than it used to be, the vibrato spring tension should also be reduced proportionately. This should allow the vibrato to sit at the correct tilt angle relative to the body and restore the correct clearances of the strings above the frets.