Siamese Moose Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Last year my driver (Wishon 919) developed a rattle in the hosel area. I assumed it was a loose hosel weight, and that I had goofed on assembly. Since I couldn't hear it when swinging, and it didn't affect playability, I ignored it. I didn't want to risk pulling the shaft to fix it, since there's some chance of screwing up the shaft. I got a new driver this week (Ping G410), so I thought I'd fix my now back-up club. After getting everything disassembled the rattle is still there. It's not the hosel weight (removed), it's inside the head around the hosel area. It sounds like metal on metal. Any ideas what it is? Can it be quieted? The worst case scenario is that I'll put it back together as it was and accept the rattle, especially since it's now #2. Quote Moose, my cat, is Siamese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Siamese Moose said: Last year my driver (Wishon 919) developed a rattle in the hosel area. I assumed it was a loose hosel weight, and that I had goofed on assembly. Since I couldn't hear it when swinging, and it didn't affect playability, I ignored it. I didn't want to risk pulling the shaft to fix it, since there's some chance of screwing up the shaft. I got a new driver this week (Ping G410), so I thought I'd fix my now back-up club. After getting everything disassembled the rattle is still there. It's not the hosel weight (removed), it's inside the head around the hosel area. It sounds like metal on metal. Any ideas what it is? Can it be quieted? The worst case scenario is that I'll put it back together as it was and accept the rattle, especially since it's now #2. If it is in the head, you can use some rattle-stop to stop the rattle. its like glue that never dries so it will catch any loose pieces of material. Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom the Golf Nut Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I've had that happen to me twice on different drivers. It was a small piece of the epoxy that broke loose and was bouncing around inside the head. Lucky for me the driver had some weight adjustment screws. I removed the screw and kept on shaking the head until the piece fell through the hole. Yes it sounded like metal on metal as well but it wasn't. If there is a way into the head there is a way to get it out. The other time there was no way in so my local golf shop sent it back and the manufacturer sent me a replacement. cnosil 1 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Siamese Moose said: Last year my driver (Wishon 919) developed a rattle in the hosel area. I assumed it was a loose hosel weight, and that I had goofed on assembly. Since I couldn't hear it when swinging, and it didn't affect playability, I ignored it. I didn't want to risk pulling the shaft to fix it, since there's some chance of screwing up the shaft. I got a new driver this week (Ping G410), so I thought I'd fix my now back-up club. After getting everything disassembled the rattle is still there. It's not the hosel weight (removed), it's inside the head around the hosel area. It sounds like metal on metal. Any ideas what it is? Can it be quieted? The worst case scenario is that I'll put it back together as it was and accept the rattle, especially since it's now #2. I’ve had this happen twice with my current driver. It’s an adjustable driver, so I unscrewed the head from the shaft, then shook the head until whatever it was fell out. Mine was hot melt that had come loose. Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamese Moose Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Following up here: thanks to those who responded! Whatever it is, it's not something flying around loose. It's specific to the hosel area, and it sounds like a bolt rattling inside a fitting. (I don't think that's it, that's just my best description of what it sounds like.) I tried adding hot melt, and that didn't stop it. Per instructions from Doug at Wishon, I heated the entire head and clamped it with the hosel down. That didn't do it. I left it clamped while I went out of town. When I got home (8 days) the rattle was fixed! Apparently hot melt (Brampton Rattle Stop) needs a lot more time to set up than I ever guessed. The club is now reassembled, and I hope to put it to use later this week. russtopherb and cnosil 2 Quote Moose, my cat, is Siamese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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