Take a fry-daddy (deep fat dryer) fill it with enough sand that will allow the head to be covered. Place the head in the sand and cover the hosel area (I do not cover the whole head, only the hosel area) and let it heat for about 45 - 60 minutes. I do this while I am doing other things in the shop. I use a meat thermometer to ensure the temp does not go higher than 350. After about 50 minutes I remove the head, place in my shaft puller and most of the time bingo out comes the shaft with no burn marks on the painted head. You may have hit the hosel with just a little more heat (I use a micro torch) if it does not work the first time. I have never scorched a head using this method.
Bruce >please explain the details in regard to the sand filled fry-daddy. >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 2:30 PM >Subject: Re: ShopTalk: TM 300 Pin > > >> 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 >> > >> >> --
