R11S Screws breaking in weight ports

[DooZ]

Just a heads up when tightening weights, you may not want to tighten until the torque wrench clicks. My 1 gr weight screw broke off in the head, and I know of another that did the same thing. From now on I'm just going to snug them up and check them.

[Skaffa77]

Hate to ask this, but are you using the proper torque wrench? TM has had 2 different ones with different torque settings.

I have yet to break a weight in a TM head with the proper wrench...R11s, R11, SuperTri, Superquad, R7.

[nbg352]

Yep. Gotta be the White & black one.....
I've been setting up T/M weights for years. Never once have I seen one break.

[DooZ]

Yep, new Taylormade wrenches that came with the R11S's.

[03trdblack]

Back before the shafts were adjustable, the R7 series had a gray wrench that had a much lower torque rate and it was used just for weights. When the shafts became adjustable, TM starting using a wrench with a much higher torque rating than the older one. Well, instead of giving you two different wrenches (one for shaft, one for weights), they only gave you the higher torque wrench for both. The new wrenches are too high torque for weight screws and I've see the 1 and 2 gram weights break quite a bit because of this.

[PrO_D_BoMbEr]

I broke a 1 off in my R11 last year and after that only used the grey R7 wrench and haven't any troubles with shaft or weights coming loose, the 40 lbs white wrenches are too much, about strip heads or slip and scratch heads trying to get it to click, ridiculous.

[nbg352]

I hope you are addressing these issues to T/M and not just in this thread. Those affected clubs are all under warranty. Probably even if you don't have the bill of sale.

[Skaffa77]

[quote name='03trdblack' timestamp='1339099882' post='5048626']
Back before the shafts were adjustable, the R7 series had a gray wrench that had a much lower torque rate and it was used just for weights. When the shafts became adjustable, TM starting using a wrench with a much higher torque rating than the older one. Well, instead of giving you two different wrenches (one for shaft, one for weights), they only gave you the higher torque wrench for both. The new wrenches are too high torque for weight screws and I've see the 1 and 2 gram weights break quite a bit because of this.
[/quote]

Very interesting...surprised there hasn't been as much uproar. I mean people went crazy when the first reports of the Titliest 910 screw began stripping the threading for the shafts.

[kekoa]

I haven't broken any screws yet in the R11s, but very close to stripping. I'm now scared to change any settings.

[DooZ]

[quote name='nbg352' timestamp='1339100430' post='5048682']
I hope you are addressing these issues to T/M and not just in this thread. Those affected clubs are all under warranty. Probably even if you don't have the bill of sale.
[/quote]

Yes, TM was real good about. Pretty much no questions asked replacement.

[Skaffa77]

[quote name='kekoa' timestamp='1339103816' post='5048958']
I haven't broken any screws yet in the R11s, but very close to stripping. I'm now scared to change any settings.
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Stuart,

You were fitted for yours at The Kingdom and you still have the inclination to change the settings?! LOL! You seriously are like my long lost brother...

[schnauzerine]

The 1 gram weight screw on my R11-S Driver broke of at the thread. Do you think PGA Tour Super Store is capable of fixing this?