Poster: A snowHead
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Hi. My first post on here.
I have just received a new set of skis and there appears to be a good 2mm gap between the heel side of the binding and the ski. Is this normal as I have never seen this before. I have a picture below.
[img]http://s42.photobucket.com/user/nicks10/media/IMAG00291_zps0f19419f.jpg.html[/img]
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Thu 27-11-14 15:22; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It's fairly common but not a good job. I would take them back and get them to sort it out. I think it's called volcanoing where the ski gets raised up slightly due to the drilling.
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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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Can't open your link but is it a Marker Royal Family binding by any chance?
Heel needs removing & the top sheet dressing down any volcano'ing with a chisel. A little top sheet 'eruption' can come from the drilling but it's mostly from overzealous insertion of the self-tapping mounting screws, usually with a power driver.
If it is a Royal Family binding then you also need to remove the three little plastic prongs from the inside each of the base plate holes that are now sticking down below the underside of the plate adding to the problem.
Then re-glue (waterproof/flexible PVA) & re-insert the screws with a no.3 pozidriver by hand only, firm but not overtight (4.5NM if you want to get fancy).
5 min DIY job.
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Or better still what @spyderjon, said
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks for the reply guys.
Sorry link should work now. Yes they are marker griffon bindings. When I shine a torch through it does look like the top sheet has erupted. In touch with the shop at the moment.
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The other thing with the Royal Family heel plates is that they're slightly curved down at the ends which artificially exaggerates any gap in the middle so what you're looking for is for the plate to be flat on the ski at the hole locations.
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Here you go (use the 'Direct' link on the RHS):
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