Pulling iron shafts.

[Rndm_Als963]

I know, having a vise would simplify things quite a bit, but is it fairily manageble to do it by hand, provided I heat up the hosel real good, or perhaps secure the clubhead with my feet and twist the shaft up?

Any experience?

[pick-it-up]

I heat it up w/ a torch and use my feet (with shoes on) to hold it while I loosen it. Keeping the head on a towel so it doesn't get scratched.

It twists off pretty easily if heated enough. I usually keep a pray bottle full of water close by. And then I spray the head as soon as it's off, to cool it down a bit.

Also, be sure to twist using the grip....don't grab the shaft!!!!

[Rndm_Als963]

Very good, thanks.

[JPsuff]

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Or you could do it the right way...




Available at Lowe's, Home Depot, etc.




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No burned feet, no scratches and you also have a way to hold the club to dress the new ferrule as well. I mean, for less than thirty bucks, you can't go wrong.


-JP

[OnePutt]

Yes. you can do it that way. But I wouldn't recommend it. Not when you could ruin the head and shaft both from too much heat. Believe me, I've seen it happen before. Surely you have one friend that has a vise ?

[Darth Fader]

Pay the money for a vice and a proper grip for the shaft,give you peace of mind and make the job easier.

[SolidRockGolf]

If your going to do this (not highly recommended but possible) I would definitely not try this with a Graphite shaft. You will ruin the tip with the twisting and sometimes they tend to break off in the hosel.

If your going to heat it up with a torch and twist the head off I recommend being very careful to not overheat the head. You want to heat it enough to break the seal but nothing more then that because then you will cause discoloration (sp?)

[Wildbore]

Put the shaft in a vice, preferably with rubber protected. Heat it for two minutes with a normal heat gun from a hardware store. Apply force by pulling and twisting. If still stuck, continue heating for a additional minutes. Try pulling again, it will come off. This is a good time to take all the big chunks of old epoxy out of the hole, because its all loose due to the heat. Use a screw driver head or something else pointy to do this.

Put the head on a hard surface to to cool. Do not spray it with water to cool it down, this is bad because rapid temperature changes could deform the metal.

Get a shaft puller for graphite, unless you want to risk messing up the shaft. I have messed one up before, but just to actually see if it was possible.

[jrsharp21]

If you want to invest in a workbench along with a vice, try the Black and Decker Workmate. The bench itself is a vice. I use it along with two rubber shaft clamps and it works like a charm for pulling heads. Also you can use one of the economy graphite shaft pullers with it if you choose to. I got my workmate on clearance at Lowes for like $40.

[indacup]

Originally Posted by Rndm_Als963

I know, having a vise would simplify things quite a bit, but is it fairily manageble to do it by hand, provided I heat up the hosel real good, or perhaps secure the clubhead with my feet and twist the shaft up?

Any experience?

There's many steel shaftss we've been able to heat up holding the shaft in our hand and remove the heated head with a leather glove...no problem.

But as Solid mentioned...do NOT do that with graphite Iron shafts or you're asking for trouble.