Pin Replacement???

Woof Biscuit

Woof Biscuit

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I have a 70's Huebler that is my player. It started to not sound quite right when I hit a ball. In a moment of sheer genius I decided to put a rag on the pin, take a vice grip and tighten it up. I thought it was loose and making the weird noise. Well...I only managed to bugger up the threads. I figured that I needed to replace it anyway so not really that bad of a thing if it can be replaced.

Is this something that is realtivly easy to do? About how much would that cost? I am in the West Palm Beach, FL area. Who would you ask to do it?
 
I recommend that you find a good cue repair shop in the area or send it back to the factory. The only way to get an accurate price is to see how badly damaged the pin is and what it will take to make the repair. The original problem may well be at the end of the cue... Tip/ferrule on even in the butt cap. Again, your best bet is to find a qualified repair shop in your area.
 
> Depending on just how bad the threads are hurt,it might not take a pin replacement at all. There are ways to clean up damaged threads such as a thread file,a die,a 60 degree triangle file with more skilled hands,and if the cuemaker doing the work is set up for such a thing,it wouldn't be that big a deal to mount a threading tool in the toolpost and "chase" the threads back to functional on a lathe. The problem you would encounter there would be that the pin in your cue is almost guaranteed to not have a center-drilled hole in it. That could also be arranged very simply.

Another problem I see down the road is if you don't manage to get the threads back down to a smooth enough finish,that it will eventually start chewing up the nylon insert in your shaft.

Unless your is brass,LOL. Tommy D.
 
Woof Biscuit said:
I have a 70's Huebler that is my player. It started to not sound quite right when I hit a ball. In a moment of sheer genius I decided to put a rag on the pin, take a vice grip and tighten it up. I thought it was loose and making the weird noise. Well...I only managed to bugger up the threads. I figured that I needed to replace it anyway so not really that bad of a thing if it can be replaced.

Is this something that is realtivly easy to do? About how much would that cost? I am in the West Palm Beach, FL area. Who would you ask to do it?
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The pin may be able to be re-taped to clean-up the damaged threads, most Heublers had Brass pins which are easy to work with because they are soft.

If the pin must be replaced it should not cost more than around $40 dollars, but do keep in mind it could be more or less depending upon your location, not all repairman charge the same price.

Take Care
 
PM Poolpro on the forum Jason is local to you and will know someone local who can help you.
 
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