RK, just don't throw it at him. It would kill him. Damn thing can
substitute as a personal weapon as well as being the best puller.
Mark
tflan wrote:
> RK; One correction. I don't preheat with a deep fryer - that's someone
> else. I use a propane torch, lightly applied, while turning the
> clubhead rapidly. Then I either clamp the shaft in a puller or I'll
> use a crowbar. In fact, I generally try the crowbar first. Otherwise I
> agree with you about "refunds." Send the puller back to the guy C.O.D.
> for shipping and handling. Light cooking oil down the shaft? Hmm.
> Might be worth a try. TFlan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Kennedy
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 12:37 AM
> Subject: ShopTalk: Titlest 975's Shaft Removal
>
>
Question???? Why don't newbee's listen to people that
have been doing this crap for years, 22 years in my case
Tom F has over 35 years (I think). When attempting
to remove a shaft from a 975 "PLEASE" preheat the head
first. I use boiling water (approx. 15 minutes) Tom
F. uses an old deep fryer filled with sand. Both do
the same job, and both methods save time, money and keep
you from pulling your hair out, which is getting a
little thin on top anyway. A newbee bought a puller
& a drill fixture from me a little over a month ago,
called about 2 weeks ago to tell me that there is
something wrong with the puller that he purchased from
me and asked if he could return it for a refund. I
asked him what was "IT" doing wrong. He said that he
was attempting to pull a shaft from a 975 "BUT" the body
part that has the finger attached to it was forcing the
body part to skew sideways and that the clamp pad area
was all askew also. He did state that the new 3" clamp
was holding. I asked him if he preheated the head,
"NO" he said, I'm just trying to pull it like I do
anyother shaft. I then asked him if he had any
problems pulling anyother shafts, he said "NO" this is
the first try. I then said "You mean you've had the
puller now for a little over 3 weeks and this is the
very first chance to use it???"YES" he said. I told the
guy to preheat ????, he says, either in boiling water or
a deep fryer and get back to me before sending anything
back. So I don't hear a word from him for over a week
until Tuesday at which out of the blue UPS delivered me
a package, which I had to sign for. I took the puller
out to the shop and open the box and there was the
puller looking good minus the rubber clamp pad. I had
my worker, yes guys I'm an employer again, pull a our
975 test piece, 15 minutes in the boiling water, 2
minutes to get it clamped in the puller, 2 more minutes
of the heat gun on the top section of the head and off
it came just like it was designed to do. We then ran a
dry reamer by finger power just to clean out the hosel
and mixed some epoxy up and reglued it. Yesterday we
set up "THE" puller again, and again off came the head
in 3 minutes, this time we had the puller in the vise
before we tried to clamp/pull the shaft. Using some
SA 2000 we pulled the head twice again on Wed.
Again at quitting time on Wed, 3:30, we mixed up some
more Cadnap Epoxy and let it set until 1;00 today. Off
it came again, little longer getting it off this time as
Marion put the socket wrench away and we could find it
for about 10 minutes, but there was still enough heat in
the head for an easy pull. What I'm getting at is now
the guy wants a refund. In the first place I gave him
a discount for buying both items, $25.00, and there is
"NOTHING" wrong with the puller, which I now have just
over 75 minutes into pulling test shafts @
.65/minutes.. I think that I should give him back
about $35.00, Marion says "GIVE HIM BACK$100.00.
What do you guys think??? Just thought of something that
may help out pulling 975's. Why no pour some light
cooking oil down inside the shaft so that when your
heating up the shaft the oil inside the shaft will also
get hot and act like a "HOT ROD" like we do when pulling
steel shafts from "WOOD" woods. Just a thought,
something to do tomorrow. RK Manufacturer's of World
Class Golf Club Repair [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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