John, Pat, and all, I drill the weight thingy out, use a shim and reshaft with shaft of choice. From an earlier discussion, be sure to cover the hole at the bottom to avoid rattles.
Carl --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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 > > > ===== Carl Mc Kinley, PCS Certified Class 'A' Clubmaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] P T Barnum is the patron saint of expensive club manufacturers. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com
