removing shaft from iron head

[BG458]

Any tips or suggestions? Thanks. Oh we ar talk about ping g5 irons.

[jvincent]

Normally just you just heat them up with a propane or butane torch until the epoxy lets go and just twist the head off.

OEM heads are also jammed in pretty tight so you may need to clamp it in a vise to twist it out.

[BG458]

Cool follow up question will I need to do anything to the shaft or club head be for putting another one in. Also what type of glue should I use. Thanks

[The Saint]

Drill out any epoxy in the shaft tip so that it's clean. Sand off any epoxy that is on the outside of the tip as well. Make sure you've clean out all epoxy out of the club head so that the epoxy will adhear properly.

Use epoxy for club making. See golfworks web site.

http://www.golfworks.com/product.asp...EPX1_A_cn_E_33

Cool follow up question will I need to do anything to the shaft or club head be for putting another one in. Also what type of glue should I use. Thanks

[jvincent]

One final thing if you are putting a new shaft in the head you need to roughen up the tip of the new shaft with some sandpaper. Just take the shine off the chrome.

[BG458]

Will heating up the club head effect it in any way?

[sillywilly]

maybe next time you duff a shot you don't slam your 7i into the ground!!!!

PS you need to heat, pull, drill out the rest of the glue and then put new stuff in and stick the shaft in. Anyone know if the shaft has to be aligned a certain way or can he just put it in? What is spinning? is it relevant here?

[BG458]

don't give me that you done it yourself

[sillywilly]

serenity now!

[The Saint]

It will make it real hot... but will not affect it

Will heating up the club head effect it in any way?

[Chieflongtee]

Forgive my bluntness but this is bound for failure if it's your first attempt at fixing a club. You might end up having someone do it for you after your many attempts. Why don't you get someone from here or elsewhere to do it for you. It is not going to cost you a fortune and it will be done right the first time. Just my honest opinion.

[sillywilly]

BG458 is a mini verson of Geoff... people like that really should know how to do their own grips, shafts ect cause they do it so often. I'm sure it can get pricey Chief, did you take a class or something or learn on your own?

[Big Johnny69]

BG458 is a mini verson of Geoff... people like that really should know how to do their own grips, shafts ect cause they do it so often. I'm sure it can get pricey Chief, did you take a class or something or learn on your own?

Golfworks in Ottawa offers clubmaking classes a couple of times a year.

[sillywilly]

how much is a good amount to spend on the equipment to be able to build your own clubs? I would thik a vice for pulling shafts and re-gripping, a tourch and really, what else do you need? I know people who build without a shaft puller so you don't need that. BG you should do that, take a few classes and then you can do all my work for me!

[Chieflongtee]

how much is a good amount to spend on the equipment to be able to build your own clubs? I would thik a vice for pulling shafts and re-gripping, a tourch and really, what else do you need? I know people who build without a shaft puller so you don't need that. BG you should do that, take a few classes and then you can do all my work for me!

You sound like you're thotho

[sillywilly]

I am

[Chieflongtee]

Silly you

[Chieflongtee]

BG458 is a mini verson of Geoff... people like that really should know how to do their own grips, shafts ect cause they do it so often. I'm sure it can get pricey Chief, did you take a class or something or learn on your own?

Learned on my own the hard way experimenting,reading books etc. I originally ordered one club from Golfsmith. Believe me if you take the course from GW you'll learn a lot faster and with lot less failed experiments. the question you have to ask yourself is: Should you invest the $.

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[sillywilly]

Can't he just go to golftown and watch the pull a shaft, change a grip.... If jarred can do it I'm sure anyone can haha

[Chieflongtee]

What if he does not glue it correctly and the head flies towards your head Jarred used to work at GT so he must had a bit of experience or at least see how it's done.

[Big Johnny69]

Can't he just go to golftown and watch the pull a shaft, change a grip.... If jarred can do it I'm sure anyone can haha

Pulling a graphite shaft requires a lot more attention to detail than a steel shaft. Reason being, you don't want to ruin the fibres or the tip of the shaft. Whereas with steel, you can't really do much damage. Watching is always a good first step, but hands on is always best, when you're being shown how to do it by an experienced person.

[Chieflongtee]

Whereas with steel, you can't really do much damage

Correct but again no need to torch it until it is red hot

[Big Johnny69]

Correct but again no need to torch it until it is red hot

Exactly.

[sillywilly]

I've seen jarred work if you can call it that... all I ever saw him do was talk to girls.. hot ones!

What if he does not glue it correctly and the head flies towards your head Jarred used to work at GT so he must had a bit of experience or at least see how it's done.

[BG458]

Okay this is what I am planning on doing since I can not find the shaft I need. I am going to pull my 4 iron shaft stick it in my 7 iron and then stick a graphite shaft in my 4 iron. Or I will buy a G5 hybrid with the shaft I need pull it and stick a graghite shaft in the hybrid. Any opinions?

[The Saint]

Curious... How much tip will you be cutting off the 4 iron shaft before you
put it in your 7 iron? You are probably aware of the tip trimming guide..right?

Okay this is what I am planning on doing since I can not find the shaft I need. I am going to pull my 4 iron shaft stick it in my 7 iron and then stick a graphite shaft in my 4 iron. Or I will buy a G5 hybrid with the shaft I need pull it and stick a graghite shaft in the hybrid. Any opinions?

[jvincent]

Chris beat me to it. Also, wouldn't the Ping shafts be taper tip?

[BG458]

Why would I cut the tip I'll cut the grip off and just cut the butt end. The CS lite shafts are suppose to be cut from the butt according to the trimming guide. I think? Can you please verify?

[sillywilly]

Ok, I'm going to have to go with andre here... please get someone do this for you. I'm scared to play with you and will be hiding everytime you hit not only your 7 now but your 4, and hybrid as well now!

Give your club to chris or andre when you find your shaft and have them do it.

pulling the shaft from the 4i and putting it in the 7 means you have to tip trip and shorten to club as well. Then you have to get a shaft to put into the 4i and getting a graphite shaft for an iron when the rest of steel seems pointless. I would say, sell the 4i on ebay, use the money to buy a shaft and have someone install it for you. Also, get a 3w, 5w and a 4h... I know what you need baby!

[BG458]

Ok just pulled the shaft out of the 7 iron, I guess that was the easy part. Why is everyone saying to tip trim when the guide for those shafts say to butt trim.