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bowler851

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Turbo Switch grip stuck
« on: May 30, 2018, 09:30:23 PM »
Been using for years never has happened any ideas how to get out. And yes I have tried the switch a roo.
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Re: Turbo Switch grip stuck
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2018, 10:54:47 PM »
Is this a new Switch Grip you just got in the last few weeks by chance? If so, and if it went in but will not turn coming back out, then you've got the same problem I posted about... Is that what you are facing?

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Re: Turbo Switch grip stuck
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2018, 11:52:03 PM »
Is this a new Switch Grip you just got in the last few weeks by chance? If so, and if it went in but will not turn coming back out, then you've got the same problem I posted about... Is that what you are facing?
yes, just had it drilled Friday

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Re: Turbo Switch grip stuck
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2018, 12:01:01 AM »
I had the same problem, and I've used SwitchGrip for years also. See my earlier post. Whatever is different with them now, it's a bear. The tool and a lot of force was all we could do. For some reason though, I tried it again 3-4 days later and it's all good now, like there was an extra nub or plastic or something that broke off and removed the problem. Mine was so tight I couldn't even get it to unlock with the tool, but my PSO could.

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Re: Turbo Switch grip stuck
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2018, 12:30:28 AM »
I still haven't got it out, been working at it for 5 hours now.

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Re: Turbo Switch grip stuck
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2018, 08:24:21 AM »
Should have used a reamer bit on install.  Temps are going up around the country and with all the storms, humidity is high.  Makes cores swell, which put pressure on the outside of the sleeve.  Have you tried the Turbo Jack?  That has a hook on the bottom of it which will pull it right out. 
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Re: Turbo Switch grip stuck
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2018, 08:36:59 AM »
Luke, if he has it twisted in, Turbo Jack won't help, will it? If it never twisted in, I don't think he'd be trying the Switcheroo. This sounds exactly like what mine did last week. Weirdest thing....

You are absolutely correct though, pressure from swelling is certainly a problem with SwitchGrips. If I remember correctly, that is not a problem with IT, right? One of the reasons I'm thinking of switching.

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Re: Turbo Switch grip stuck
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2018, 08:57:56 AM »
It's a 2 way street......sometimes when it's tight getting it in, it can be tough to pull out.
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Re: Turbo Switch grip stuck
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2018, 09:08:38 AM »
Run into this a lot with my son’s stuff.

Make sure it’s twisted to the unlock position. Had his sometimes resist making that finally bit of turn. Then it becomes all about pulling it out. Either have to use the hook device they sell or have someone with a better sized thumb pull it out.

Pro shop guy has a thumb slightly bigger than my son. He could get them out for us. Usually ask him to redo that thumb outer or sand it out a touch.  Doesn’t do any good if my son can’t get it out.

Still carry 5 thumbs now. Two drilled same size as normal in case a switch gets stuck or breaks. One each slightly bigger and smaller thumb holes for thumb size changes.

Lost/missed cuts in too many tournaments by not having switch thumbs to start and then later because couldn’t switch the thumb to another ball because it was stuck.

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Re: Turbo Switch grip stuck
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2018, 10:02:01 AM »
I thought it just wouldn't come out?  It won't twist at all?  It CAN be overtwisted and get stuck that way.  If you turn too hard to lock it, it will skip the lock and get REALLY jammed in there, and at that point it's easiest to just drill it out and start over. 

Luke, if he has it twisted in, Turbo Jack won't help, will it? If it never twisted in, I don't think he'd be trying the Switcheroo. This sounds exactly like what mine did last week. Weirdest thing....

You are absolutely correct though, pressure from swelling is certainly a problem with SwitchGrips. If I remember correctly, that is not a problem with IT, right? One of the reasons I'm thinking of switching.
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Re: Turbo Switch grip stuck
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2018, 11:56:08 AM »
We have had this problem at the shop as the machines at our alley are unkept. 
Small bits of debris get stuck between the drilled hole and the outer sleeve.  By using a box cutter or the scraping tool used by the dentist they can be removed
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Re: Turbo Switch grip stuck
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2018, 10:08:58 PM »
I recently had an issue with this in the past week. When I initially got my new equipment drilled, the switch grips worked fine and made a nice solid click. Within the next couple of days the weather changed drastically and the temperature got warmer. I didn't think much about this until I went to remove the thumb, it was extremely tight and would not budge. Luckily, I was able to turn mine with a switch a roo though. When the weather cooled down it seemed that everything went back to normal for me. I would suggest leaving the ball in a cooler room for a day and see if it makes any difference.