Rattle in driver head

Fiendybob

Hey,

I've got a King Cobra LDF driver and there's a rattle in the head. It's probably a bit of glue but I'm not certain. Cobra won't do anything for me as it's a two year old driver so I'll have to do some DIY.

The driver works brilliantly but the rattle just wrecks my head! I was told to dip it in to some boiling water to melt the glue and then dip it in cold water to cool the glue back down, before I do, is there a chance that I could do some serious damage?

Cheers....

stockdam

I would doubt if you would get enough heat into the head to melt any loose glue.........and if you did then you'd melt the glue holding the head onto the shaft (which wouldn't be a good idea).

Sandwich

Did the trick for me with an MD Golf driver last year. Didnt dip in cold water though, just let it cool naturally. Nor did I dip the whole head in the (slightly below) boiling water, just the sole.Workng great and rattlelessly since.

jonas7

Mate of mine has the same problem but he's sending his away to be fixed.Is it legal to use a driver with a rattle in it in competitions?

kagni

Also if you can get your hands on a heat gun (like the ones used for stripping paint) give the sole of the club a blast of heat and it should heat the glue enough to melt it.
It shouldn't take much heat, the glue inside is there to catch any debris, it has a much lower melting point than the glue used to hold the shaft and head together.

kagni

jonas7 wrote: »

Mate of mine has the same problem but he's sending his away to be fixed.Is it legal to use a driver with a rattle in it in competitions?

Unless you are shaking it while your opponent tees off it should be OK;)

stockdam

kagni wrote: »

It shouldn't take much heat, the glue inside is there to catch any debris, it has a much lower melting point than the glue used to hold the shaft and head together.

Ok ignore my post above then.

Fiendybob

I dipped it in the boiling water and then to the cold - not a rattle in sight!

Thanks for the advice!!!

Garda S Horgan

What would be the legal bit on this? I've got a club under a month old and there is a rattle in the head. It's one of the taylor mades so no glue. It's weld that has come loose I reckon. Anyway, I've said that I'll bring it back but it will take a couple of days to repair.
I've got 3 issues here.
1). Repair means opening the club head? Do I want to risk that and do I have to accept this as an option or just ask for this to be sent back to TM and get a replacement?

2). I've also heard of putting more glue in and then it catches the loose weld and hardens. I'm concerned here that putting in more weight to a position of the club head goes against all the points made about 1 gram here and 1 there and adjusting weight.

3). My head. I don't want to be standing on the t-box in this weekends medal and thinking I heard a rattle on the back swing. I've enough issues.

I guess my question is that is there an option for me to walk in and say that I would like a refund or a replacement but not a repair as it's not something I would have confidence in a shop repairing a club head.
Can they say that a repair is a valid option and refuse a replacement?

If there is a weld loose and they remove it anwyay is that not weakening the club and will I be swinging the club waiting for the next bit to come loose?

Personally I would prefer a replacement head and send mine back to taylor made as it's not fit for purpose and it's under 4 weeks old.

Yours etc,
GSH.

Clareman

I'd be getting a replacement not a repair GSH (welcome from AFR btw )

neckedit

Garda S Horgan wrote: »

What would be the legal bit on this? I've got a club under a month old and there is a rattle in the head. It's one of the taylor mades so no glue. It's weld that has come loose I reckon. Anyway, I've said that I'll bring it back but it will take a couple of days to repair.
I've got 3 issues here.
1). Repair means opening the club head? Do I want to risk that and do I have to accept this as an option or just ask for this to be sent back to TM and get a replacement?

2). I've also heard of putting more glue in and then it catches the loose weld and hardens. I'm concerned here that putting in more weight to a position of the club head goes against all the points made about 1 gram here and 1 there and adjusting weight.

3). My head. I don't want to be standing on the t-box in this weekends medal and thinking I heard a rattle on the back swing. I've enough issues.

I guess my question is that is there an option for me to walk in and say that I would like a refund or a replacement but not a repair as it's not something I would have confidence in a shop repairing a club head.
Can they say that a repair is a valid option and refuse a replacement?

If there is a weld loose and they remove it anwyay is that not weakening the club and will I be swinging the club waiting for the next bit to come loose?

Personally I would prefer a replacement head and send mine back to taylor made as it's not fit for purpose and it's under 4 weeks old.

Yours etc,
GSH.

The chances of a weld coming apart and the head not cracking are tiny, in most driver heads they inject a sound dampening foam which hardens, it is more likely that a piece of this has come loose and it is an easy enough fix, The rattle won't affect playability of the club, its more than likely they'll offer to repair it, which they are entitled to, but be sure to ask for a loan of a demo or the like while yours is being taken care of.

soundsham

Garda S Horgan wrote: »

What would be the legal bit on this? I've got a club under a month old and there is a rattle in the head. It's one of the taylor mades so no glue. It's weld that has come loose I reckon. Anyway, I've said that I'll bring it back but it will take a couple of days to repair.
I've got 3 issues here.
1). Repair means opening the club head? Do I want to risk that and do I have to accept this as an option or just ask for this to be sent back to TM and get a replacement?

2). I've also heard of putting more glue in and then it catches the loose weld and hardens. I'm concerned here that putting in more weight to a position of the club head goes against all the points made about 1 gram here and 1 there and adjusting weight.

3). My head. I don't want to be standing on the t-box in this weekends medal and thinking I heard a rattle on the back swing. I've enough issues.

I guess my question is that is there an option for me to walk in and say that I would like a refund or a replacement but not a repair as it's not something I would have confidence in a shop repairing a club head.
Can they say that a repair is a valid option and refuse a replacement?

If there is a weld loose and they remove it anwyay is that not weakening the club and will I be swinging the club waiting for the next bit to come loose?

Personally I would prefer a replacement head and send mine back to taylor made as it's not fit for purpose and it's under 4 weeks old.

Yours etc,
GSH.

under a month would be a new driver for me end of story

neckedit

soundsham wrote: »

under a month would be a new driver for me end of story

Just giving my 2 cents worth, its up to the supplier what they do with it, most would replace it under a month..........I didn't pick up on the time scale......

Garda S Horgan

Clareman wrote: »

I'd be getting a replacement not a repair GSH (welcome from AFR btw )

Thanks Clareman and all who replied.
I'm not keen on a repair myself. It's not something I want to have in my head. Still though, if I'm confident that it's just a matter of hardened foam and it can be permanently replaced then thats fair enough.
I'll see how it goes later on today and if there was a repair then I'll get the details and stick them up here.

Yours in golf,
GSH.

Clareman

Personally I'd always have a confidence issue, in the back of my head I'll always be thinking that the driver isn't quite right and impacting my drives, but I'm the kind of workman who blames his tools for everything

Garda S Horgan

Clareman wrote: »

Personally I'd always have a confidence issue, in the back of my head I'll always be thinking that the driver isn't quite right and impacting my drives, but I'm the kind of workman who blames his tools for everything

So after blowing out he head with some air pressure a small black chip came out and the rattle is gone. Thats good enough for me, but if it returns then the head goes back for replacement. Have been assured its nothing to be concerned about so, being a trusting soul I'll take the man at his word.
I'm out later on anyway so I'll hit 40 or 50 drives into the net before getting on the t-box.

Yours etc ,
GSH.

Garda S Horgan

Garda S Horgan wrote: »

So after blowing out he head with some air pressure a small black chip came out and the rattle is gone. Thats good enough for me, but if it returns then the head goes back for replacement. Have been assured its nothing to be concerned about so, being a trusting soul I'll take the man at his word.
I'm out later on anyway so I'll hit 40 or 50 drives into the net before getting on the t-box.

Yours etc ,
GSH.

Hit drive number 1 and the rattle was back. Didn't even change back into my normal clothes, just got in the car and went back and got a new head put onf the club. It was the R9 so it was a 1 minute job.
There was no way that a 'repair' was ok at that point as it would have certainly been in my head.
Alls well that ends well and nearly had a hole in 1 after all the drama.

Yours in stress,
GSH.

Webbs

Or if your Phil Mickelson you can get your driver sorted by having it flown all over the country.
http://www.golfmagic.com/equipment-news/drama-of-mickelsons-masters-driver/6949.html