Driver re-shafting question

[amanda]

A few games ago the head of my driver was coming loose - Virge666 was kind enough to remove the head and gave me some instructions for putting the whole thing back together.

I was to sand off the excess glue and then use a 2-part epoxy to glue the head to the shaft.

Of course - I got Brad to do the sanding and removal of excess glue - but then he had a question! Without glue he put the shaft into the hosel to make sure the fit wasn't too tight - and found there was a decent amount of wiggle room around the shaft.

Is this how it's supposed to be? Do I simply use enough glue so it doesn't wiggle around? (Ben from TPG originally made the club as a demo about 4 yrs ago)

Help!

[sms316]

Just add glue.

If it was tight, where would the glue go?

[amanda]

sms - the room is 2-3mm all around - I'm a bit worried that even with the room of the glue it might not set square/straight. I don't have a vice to hold the shaft so that I could rest the head on a box or something to hold it in the right spot.

[sms316]

sms - the room is 2-3mm all

Ok - that changes things. It should be loose, but not that loose.

[Grunt]

Did Brad sand it too much?

[peter_rs]

you may need a shim

[3oneday]

Just mix some fine sand into the glue, that'll thicken it up enough.

[chappy1970]

I second Brad's suggestion, I used a shim on a TM driver, worked a treat

[amanda]

ok - where the heck do I get a shim?

pete - thanks for the sand suggestion also

[sms316]

ok - where the heck do I get a shim?

Thailand?

Never mind...

[Grunt]

ok - where the heck do I get a shim?

pete - thanks for the sand suggestion also

Shims are found on Oxford St Amanda


Seriously though you should be able to get one from Virge.

[virge666]

Just mix some fine sand into the glue, that'll thicken it up enough.

OK - all this depends on how much sanding was done . . .

2-3mm means that you have 4-6mm of filler to fill.. this all equals throw the shaft away sort of territory.

To be honest - if some fine sand doesn;t work you would have weakened the walls of the shaft so much anyway - you can either tip it or chuck it out.

I would need to see the actual shaft to give you a better idea.

[amanda]

Hi Virge - Brad sanded off all the glue until you could see the original shaft. I'll have a closer measure this evening of how much wiggle room there is.

[goonie]

You could try cutting up a coke can and make a shim.

[virge666]

You could try cutting up a coke can and make a shim.

A shim is designed to work with a .335 hosel to fit into a .350 hosel head.

The problem here is not the hosel size - it is how much has been sanded off. If the shaft walls have been weakened by excessive sanding... the shaft will snap after two or three hits.

I am all for the shim - but it depends on how much shaft you have left to "shim" it into.

Enjoy

[peter_rs]

how do you know that the shaft was not just put in with lots of glue in the first place?

You pulled the shaft is it possible?

[virge666]

how do you know that the shaft was not just put in with lots of glue in the first place?

You pulled the shaft is it possible?

It is possible - but I was teh one who pulled the head off, so not in this case.

Ben V down in Melbourne is the one who assembled it... so I also doubt this has happened with this club.

You can do this - but the ferrule will normally be out of whack and pretty easy to spot.