I built this homemade shaft puller this morning out of some stuff I had laying around the shop. It worked so good that I thought I would share how I did it.
I started by finding a flat washer with a inside diameter of .380, this allows the shaft to fit inside but the adapter or hosel will not. I used a grinder to cut a slot in the washer so that it resembles pacman. I deburred the edges so it would not scratch the shaft. I found a spring that fits around the shaft.
I used a piece of rubber fuel line split longways around the shaft to clamp it in the vise without damage.
i then slid the washer behind the adapter and pulled the spring tight against the edge of the vise and clamped the shaft in place. This holds the spring under tension pushing against the adapter. I heated the adapter up and the spring pushed it off the shaft like magic.
I have seen many THP'rs say they would like to do some club work themselves. I hope this post will inspire some of you to try it. Changing shafts and grips is very easy and I find it to be therapeutic as well.
I started by finding a flat washer with a inside diameter of .380, this allows the shaft to fit inside but the adapter or hosel will not. I used a grinder to cut a slot in the washer so that it resembles pacman. I deburred the edges so it would not scratch the shaft. I found a spring that fits around the shaft.
I used a piece of rubber fuel line split longways around the shaft to clamp it in the vise without damage.
i then slid the washer behind the adapter and pulled the spring tight against the edge of the vise and clamped the shaft in place. This holds the spring under tension pushing against the adapter. I heated the adapter up and the spring pushed it off the shaft like magic.
I have seen many THP'rs say they would like to do some club work themselves. I hope this post will inspire some of you to try it. Changing shafts and grips is very easy and I find it to be therapeutic as well.
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