Pat is right. The pin material is hard. I did drill one out, but it took a while to do. I drilled with a small drill bit (in drill press) and used an easy out after heating it. I have found both irons and wood are not always bottomed out in the hosel.
Bruce >The 'pin' is TMs tip weight - they do not use weights with a hole in >them. They seem to have a high occurrance of breakage which has >resulted from insufficient shaft insertion, probably directly a >result of using a weight without a hole in it to allow air out of >the hosel. To remove the pin and broken shaft, I might try a micro >torch in the hosel to try to breakdown the glue in there and a >needle nose plier or vice grip if possible to get the weight/shaft >out. Or, you could use the sand-filled fry daddy to heat up the >entire head enough to break the glue down without hurting the >finish, then use pliers, etc. to get the weight/shaft out. These >weights are not typical lead or brass plugs, they're a harder metal >which could make drilling out the hosel interesting, but that >probably the last resort..... > >Good Luck, >Pat Kelley >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Date: 2002/08/21 Wed PM 03:11:51 EDT >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: ShopTalk: TM 300 Pin >> >> A guy called me about reshafting a TaylorMade 300 series driver and >> he told me the head/hosel had a pin that the shaft was inserted in. >> His shaft snapped at the hosel as he leaned down to tee up a ball. >> He wants to remove the material in the hosel so he can tip the shaft >> and reshaft it with the same shaft. Any advice on doing this with the >> pin in the hosel? >> John >> --
