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1.37K viewsJuly 17, 2017

EmperorNortonII July 16, 2017 0 Comments

I have a Callaway X 20 PW with a shaft (Rifle 5.0) broken in the hozel. Believe this is a .355 Taper shaft but know it is bore-through. I’ve replaced or built many irons but never a bore-through hozel. Is there anything particularly difficult about this fix? I’m doing it for a friend and don’t want to screw anything up.

My concept of the process (in steps):

1. Remove old broken shaft by putting screw in broken shaft remains, heating iron head, pull broken shaft remains out in direction of grip;

2. Bevel new shaft to parallel the sole of iron head;

3. Smooth end of shaft with sand paper;

4. Place ferrule on prepped shaft with epoxy;

5. Prep shaft surface and epoxy into place (with bevelled shaft end correctly aligned with club head sole)

6. Let shaft epoxy set for 24 hours;

7. Epoxy bore-through head plug and tap into place;

8. Buff/sand plug flush.

Am I essentially correct??

Thanks in advance for your input,

Emperor Norton II

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-17T01:56:25+00:00

To answer your question: Yes, that will work. It isn’t necessary, however, to bevel the shaft tip prior to assembly. You can leave the tip long, epoxy in the plug, and grind everything off in one step. That way you don’t have to get the alignment perfect…as long as the back of heel to first step dimension is correct. In addition…some Callaway bores are tapered at the very end and require that you cut a few relief slits in the last 1/4 inch or so. Have a look at a companion club and see if the circumference is broken.