 Poster: A snowHead
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 Is there any chance of repairing the heel hold-down control on a rear-entry Dynafit 'ETS' boot? The pair I have are about 12 years old but still comfortable and good to use. The heel hold-down 'snaplock' control lever has fractured on one boot. It's held to the shell via a hinge with 2 rivets and a small machine screw. Does anyone know if this make is still represented in UK -- they now seem to specialise in ski-touring boots. thanks, Richard
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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 The little knobby red thing shown on the heel of the right boot? Whew, you'll need some luck with that. Ebay auction from SLC, UT here.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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drachir, if it's just the end of the lever that has snapped off where it is attached to the rest of the mechanism by the fixings you describe then a small engineering company could probably make you something to replace it fairly cheaply, if the mechanism itself is damaged I think you will need new boots as I doubt anyone will have spares after 12 years
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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drachir, I was actually trying to see whether someone with, say, Raichle experience from years back would jump in here and say "Oh, that looks just like the XYZ model we used to sell, let me see if we still have a few in the back room, maybe we can salvage some parts". Might be more expeditious than custom fabrication.
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drachir, Have you any ski hire shops in your area? they would be the only places I could imagine you might be able to salvage a lever from a similar boot. But it would be a long shot, I think you will have to go through the "new boot trauma" sorry.
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Thanks, DG Orf, I'll try an engineering shop I know and I have ideas about how to mend it -- using auto quality epoxy resin and a couple of small pins to reinforce the joint (just what my dentist has done to one of my teeth!), but I did wonder if any spare parts are available. Unlikely I know after 12 years. Great help, thanks 
