Removing Cleats

1916

Anyone any suggestions on removing 'near welded on' cleats? I've the new studs the tool but I can't budge the damn things

soundsham

Long nose pliers did it for me
That was then
Now I do check them more regular and swap over the odd one
Also try to loosen the sand wedged between the cleat and sole by letting them stand in water and do a little scrubbing

Good luck.....a right pain in the h0le

GreeBo

Try to pick up a slack jawed yokel on ebay, works really well


/gets coat


Seriously, get one of the long t bar removers and wet the shoes so the dirt is soft enough to poke out with a toothpick etc.

ipitydafool

Like soundsham suggested long nose pilers are excellent, you can also get a cleat remover, most golf shops should have one but depending on cleats they are not as effective. On footjoy tri lock ones which are really worn pilers are only thing that worked for me, I know to change them more regularly now! Also getting as much dirt scrubbed off from in and around the cleats makes it alot easier for removing them.

1916

Yippie, after about 3 hours of enormous effort managed to remove 2, just 18 to go

stringy

1916 wrote: »

Yippie, after about 3 hours of enormous effort managed to remove 2, just 18 to go

had same problem with FJs a few months ago. Easy solution. Leave them sitting in warm water for an hour, then use a cleat wrench to remove them. You may need to twist them back and forth a bit to loosen the sand/dirt, but then they should come out ok

bigguy086

buy a new pair of shoes

Kace

If you don't mind wrecking the old spikes, just use a vice-grips. Have always managed to get out the most stubborn with these.

Adiaga 2

Try brushing some white spirits around the stubburn ones getting as close to the threads as possible, dry off the outside and try removing with the wrench again.

Be sure to let us know what works!

Benny Cake

I have a pair of (bloody expensive!) Ecco golf shoes and have had allot of problems with cleats falling out during a round. Its fierce frustrating and as well as that by the time you notice, the cleat holder on the bottom of the shoe is normally ruined!!! :mad:
What I had to do a few weeks ago was replace all the cleats and glue the new ones in place...... When these cleats wear out I'll just bin the shoes and buy a new pair - just not a pair of Eccos.......

mirrorball

I took drastic action on mine and got the Black and Decker drill out......If you have a work bench with a vice, lock the shoe in there. Try to score the cleat in the centre as a start point for the drill. Set the drill to a slow to medium setting and obviously use a drill bit smaller then the thread size of the cleats. Then drill very very carefully- if you get carried away you will go straight through the cleat and sole. Stop and check at regular intervals with a pliers to see if you can get the cleat out.
I took the first one very slowly but after that I got the knack of it and had them all out in no time.

Kace

D_Red_Army wrote: »

I have a pair of (bloody expensive!) Ecco golf shoes and have had allot of problems with cleats falling out during a round. Its fierce frustrating and as well as that by the time you notice, the cleat holder on the bottom of the shoe is normally ruined!!! :mad:
What I had to do a few weeks ago was replace all the cleats and glue the new ones in place...... When these cleats wear out I'll just bin the shoes and buy a new pair - just not a pair of Eccos.......

Strange - I have been wearing Eccos for years now and never once had a spike fall out. My latest have those fancy Tri Lok soft spikes which are extremely hard wearing so haven't tried to replace yet.

irishtoffee

If you are having trouble getting the spikes out just use a vice grips,they will come out no problem.

Benny Cake

Kace wrote: »

Strange - I have been wearing Eccos for years now and never once had a spike fall out. My latest have those fancy Tri Lok soft spikes which are extremely hard wearing so haven't tried to replace yet.

Maybe I just got unlucky with the pair I have, but I kid you not they have been nothing but trouble, pity cos they're the most comfortable pair of shies I've ever owned.............

soundsham

Had one pair gore-tex ones didn't like 'em either, cracked after not too much use, and I do look after shoes have a few pairs lasting 3yrs .
Way too heavy also, sticking with dryjoys and the equalities