Anyone know what is wrong with my driver? (Loose Ferrule?)

[yattin]

Hey guys, new here.

 

Hopefully this type of question is allowed. Got a Taylormade SIM driver kind of recently and noticed that everytime I hit it, this part (circled in red) would increase almost as if loosening. I tried calling TM support and they are sending a screw to replace on the driver head where the shaft meets it- not sure if that will fix it? 

Anyway, just wondering if this is an easy fix and if its okay to still play on. 

 

Thanks!

[Stuka44]

I'm not sure.  I don't have one, but I typed into google "my sim driver shaft coming loose" and one thing that came up was some 9 minute video of some British guy talking about how to adjust it.  He loosened the screw on the bottom and took the shaft out and was talking about the different settings, by rotating the shaft, but it never seemed to come apart where yours appears to be coming apart at.  For what its worth.

[russtopherb]

It almost looks like the sleeve is coming loose, not the ferrule, since you can see the prepped part of the shaft. 

[yattin]

sweet, i'm gonna give that video a look, thanks !

[BKordon]

It looks like the ferrule is loose and the epoxy is broken. Check for two things:

1. Is the club now a little longer? This would indicate that the shaft is separating from the adapter and the head will eventually fly off. You can also check to see if the shaft wants to spin in the adapter/

2. Does the ferrule slide back into place? Could be as simple are a little glue to put the ferrule back into place. 

If you're not comfortable with doing your own troubleshooting, take it to a repair guy. 

Good luck.

[yattin]

Thanks guys, I gave TM a call back and explained in more detail. Hes gonna send me a new shaft!

[yattin]

7 minutes ago, BKordon said:

It looks like the ferrule is loose and the epoxy is broken. Check for two things:

1. Is the club now a little longer? This would indicate that the shaft is separating from the adapter and the head will eventually fly off. You can also check to see if the shaft wants to spin in the adapter/

2. Does the ferrule slide back into place? Could be as simple are a little glue to put the ferrule back into place. 

If you're not comfortable with doing your own troubleshooting, take it to a repair guy. 

Good luck.

 

Yeah club was getting longer and I just tried twisting it and was able to close the gap with a little force. I think the epoxy was broken. Appreciate the help ! Thank god for warranty