rattle in my tour R7!!!

[mrekalic]

hi guys,

I recently received a tour R7 head that seems to have an epoxy/foam, etc, rattle in it...........thing is, looks like there is a metal weight or plug in the hosel so I can't remove the loose bit of epoxy that's making the sound..........

can a club maker remove this plug and remove the loose epoxy before re-shafting???

I know there is that glue that can be put in the head through the weight port holes, but I want to remove the loose bit, not just trap it, etc

thanks in advance, cheers, Mat

[NickBooras]

Mat,

I would suggest you first try heating the sole of the R7 to see if you can catch the rattle without removing the shaft. Most of the newer drivers have a small amount of glue added at the factory for swing weighting purposes, so applying about 30 seconds worth of heat to the sole of the club with a micro-torch or heat gun will melt the glue and will usually catch small rattles.

If that doesn't work, a clubmaker can remove the plug in the bottom of the hosel and attempt to shake out the loose epoxy. Usually it's a little large to be removed, so some rattle stopping glue will need to be added.

Good luck.

[03trdblack]

Will the object that's rattling not come out through one of the weight port holes? I would try and remove all four weights and see if you can shake it through one of the holes. I did that on a friends driver and it worked.