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Rear bindings ripping out of ski

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skibeest
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Over the past 3 years I've ridden a pair of K2 disorderlys. Also, I've had to replace 3 pairs of different bindings on this ski in the three years I've had it. (Look, dynastar px series, and marker basics) Yesterday, at my local mountain, my rear binding ripped out again. Fed up with my current ski shop, I took it to a new place. The guy told me "Stop park skiing because this always happens and it will cost you $"
So, has anyone had this problem before and if so, what have you done to prevent it because I sure as fuck am not going to stop park skiing. Thanks
Feb 6 2012 3:26PM
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stickerman
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thats utter bullshit. The reason it pulled out was because it was incorrectly mounted by that shop.
Feb 6 2012 3:30PM
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ISellMeth
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Probably this, my local shop blamed me so I took them to evo only to find out they were incorrectly mounted. Maybe they forgot a screw our were just straight to lazy.
Feb 6 2012 6:15PM
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stickerman
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it can be a few things. Screws were not tight, holes were stripped, screws had no epoxy/glue, drilled to short, drilled to deep, drilled to wide.

Feb 6 2012 6:20PM
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japanada
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This. Ive had bindings rip out before, and I know they were mounted right. It happens. A lot of cheaper skis tend to have softer cores, thus making the possibility of a rip out more likely. Your solution, Heli-Coils or the quiver killer setup!
Feb 6 2012 8:37PM
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npreo
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yeeeup it has happened to me before too, but it ripped out when i landed pretty hard. the shop that put them in didn't put any glue/epoxy on when they first mounted it. after taking it to another shop they remounted them and put glue on this time. since then, i haven't had any problems. try getting a different shop to remount them for you:D
Feb 7 2012 4:04PM
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First.Aid
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I had two screws pull out of my rear binding a few years ago.  The shop put in some helicoils and it's been fine ever since, so look into that if you want to remount in the same place.
Feb 7 2012 10:39PM
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JATS101
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some of the lower end skis use softer woods like already mentioned and with heavy park landings the bindings can tear out. One thing i would suggest is not to use heli coils unless you have already had an issue with your holes. glue in the screws is pretty imperative. Also, if your shop is mounting your binding, see if they have the jig to mount. Less chance for error if the proper jig is used.
Feb 8 2012 11:54AM
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Willard
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You need a new pair of skis. My friends invaders did this twice until they snapped.
Feb 8 2012 12:40PM
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skithesprings
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don't buy shit skis. mount them yourself. problem solved.


Feb 8 2012 1:26PM
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