 Poster: A snowHead
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Old boots sole length 277mm. New boots 276mm. I haven't tried them in the skis yet. I am hoping no adjustment will be needed for length. They are rail bindings but Ive never adjusted them before. Anything else I need to consider?
edit: the boots fit the binding fine, no adjustment needed. but I am blowed if I can see the forward pressure tab. Photos in the technical manual show a metal tab - mine does not have it. I will try and put up a photo. Anyone got these and know where it is?
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Sat 19-11-16 13:52; edited 4 times 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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A small adjustment might be needed, forward pressure should be checked. If the boot is loose in the binding it won't release properly. Pop into a shop, they shouldn't charge a lot if anything to check them.
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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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@holidayloverxx, as job says it should be a minor adjustment but forward pressure needs checking.
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Yes I will check forward pressure. No time to put them in a shop before setting off on Wednesday
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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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edited first post and title - now struggling with forward pressure
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my binding with the boot in
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@RobinS, thanks - wish it was a photo rather than a drawing. it looks similar but I can't see how to move it nor can I see what the happy face is representing. bah!
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@holidayloverxx, I have a similar rail binding, although the forward pressure marker is on the side of the heel piece rather than being the screw itself. My understanding is that you adjust the rail position to fit the boot and then check that the forward pressure marker is within acceptable parameters, rather than adjusting it independently as with e.g. a Marker Tour binding. If the marker is withing the range, then you're good to go, otherwise you adjust the rail again.
Generally, a boot will "fit" a couple of different positions of the rail, that's why it's important to check you have the correct one.
Disclaimer: I am not a ski tech an may have misunderstood your binding type.
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@Scarlet, it is definitely infer the Din screw according to the pictures. I just can't make it out. I will take them into snowberry next Saturday morning
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| holidayloverxx wrote: |
| @Scarlet, it is definitely under the Din screw according to the pictures. I just can't make it out. I will take them into snowberry next Saturday morning |
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@holidayloverxx, that sounds like a good plan.
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You know it makes sense.
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After all that, just seen your pic and it's different to my Z12!!!!
Spyderjon to the rescue 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@KenX, there is no silver tab. it's all black plastic - my photo above isn't very good but I can see it doesn't look like yours 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Is it a rental binding or on some kind of plate? Definitely a Z12 cos that's what mine is........
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@holidayloverxx, from the drawing, it looks like you adjust the positioning by lifting the plate in the centre of the binding (see the arrow marked 1 in pic 8 ). You could experiment by lifting this, moving the heel piece one notch forward or back and then seeing how that affects the forward pressure indicator so you may then have a better idea what you are looking for.
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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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if it's on a track, then there will be be bsl markings underfoot and an arrow on the heel piece with some serrations on the track, adjust the bsl and check the arrow is within the serrations, if not, re-adjust the bsl......
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FWIW, mine is a vanilla Z12, no BSL adjustment and standard Salomon forward pressure adjustment......
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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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Wrong binding Ken!
There's a couple of versions of that binding.
Here's one.
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And here's the other.
Sometimes you get both on the same binding.
If it's a rail system you have then disregard the boot scale for the heel as the majority of the time a correctly adjusted boot will be on a different scale to it's boot sole length 
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@Scarlet,i it is the forward pressure I'm after. I can adjust the length ok.
@KenX, definitley Z12 ..rail system. Looking at it now
@spyderjon, it is the top one - how do i know if the forward pressure is right?
... and yes the scale for the heel is on a different scale to the length 
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And a 3rd obviously (mine):
So for the OP, how do they adjust their forward pressure?
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When the boot is installed the vertical face (in red) has to be within the notch in the rail (in white). If there's two length positions that fall within the notch then use the one nearest the middle of the notch.
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@KenX, nice cracked base around the rear mounting screw. It's a feature on those Sallie bindings
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"Rushes out to check his bindings".........
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Arghhhh......
Well, thanks holidayloverxx and spyderjon for bringing this to my attention, luckily only fitted to a pair of old rock skis......
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@spyderjon, thanks - it looks fine
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You know it makes sense.
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@holidayloverxx, Was out Instructing, but see @spyderjon, has got you sorted - matches my understanding that what is shown is the guide, only adjusted by changing the boot length settings - which as he says do not actually match with real BSL.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@RobinS, thanks for coming back to it
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