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Help. Marker F12 forward pressure question.
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

I am delighted wih my new light set up some K2 Hardsides mounted with F12s.

I do have a question, I am using AT boots, when I set the forward pressure correctly ie with the adjustment screw flush the clearance between boot and the rear binding when inserting the boot is tight to say the least. I have backed the binding off a little to what seems reasonable but still quite tight and I now have one thread showing. I think all the markers at bindings have more or less similar set ups.

Any ideas appreciated.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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forward pressure is correct when screw is flush, although it seems too tight. i ski my marker barons with the screw backed out two clicks, half a turn. works great for me, never had a pre release or binding failing to release. make sure the toe height is set correctly too.
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stewcluley, thanks and welcome to snowheads.

It just feels that when "correctly" set the boot might not cleanly clear the rear binding.
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Yes the forward pressure on these bindings is high but the screw head MUST be flush to give accurate/consistent functionality.

stewcluley wrote:
.....i ski my marker barons with the screw backed out two clicks, half a turn. works great for me, never had a pre release or binding failing to release. make sure the toe height is set correctly too.

I've tested many of these bindings on my electronic torque tester & there IS a difference in both the actual release values & the tolerance range results when the screw is backed out. Just because you've not had a problem doesn't mean that it's ok.
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spyderjon, thanks Jon, I guess I need to get the screwdriver out again. They were set up by a competent tech in the first place but it did feel that they might have been moved by the binding elf.

I did think I might pop in somewhere with a tester, but I'll just reset them flush. I did read somewhere that on lower DINs the forward pressure was backed off, it's irrelevant as I set mine on 7.
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