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Pivot breaks bent

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Shwanky
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I bent one of the breaks on my look pivot bindings this past weekend and I'm having trouble bending them back into shape. Any suggestions?
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s-hand
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Pivot brakes are notoriously stiff and hard to bend. Which is great, until they bend in a crash and you need to get them back.

Try bending them by hand with your boot in the binding. If that doesn't work, find a piece of tube/pipe (maybe a piece of an old pole) and slip it over the brake to give you more leverage.
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Shwanky
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Aight I might try that but im a bit worried about putting a dent in my edge while Im working the break. I might just use some plastic tube if i can find one around or take it to my local ski shop to see if they can set er straight
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dwt802
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s-handTry bending them by hand with your boot in the binding.


This should work, I've bent one of my brakes pretty bad and it keeps bending, every time it does bend if I just clip in again and bend it back by hand you can most of the time get it generally back to where it should be.
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Mitch_7495
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Yep put the boot into the binding and pull. Usually when with happens on the hill usually will put on the brake and a friend to help is well. If it's bent really bad you now can buy just the replacement brakes but they are a bit pricy.
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jjdsteeze
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boot in ski while bending with hand is best. might have to do it a few times in order to keep the bend how you like
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SKRockies
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Mitch_7495Yep put the boot into the binding and pull. Usually when with happens on the hill usually will put on the brake and a friend to help is well. If it's bent really bad you now can buy just the replacement brakes but they are a bit pricy.

To replace a pivot break you must replace the whole heel piece
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Mitch_7495
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SKRockiesTo replace a pivot break you must replace the whole heel piece

Correct, I believe just the plate and not the whole heel binding.
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jjdsteeze
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Mitch_7495Correct, I believe just the plate and not the whole heel binding.


as far as i know you have to take the entire heel off the ski/basically remount to fix the break. Not worth it
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SKRockies
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jjdsteezeas far as i know you have to take the entire heel off the ski/basically remount to fix the break. Not worth it

This is true. Pivots cannot just have the plate replaced. It is all one piece. That being said they usually don't break as easy.
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jjdsteeze
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SKRockiesThis is true. Pivots cannot just have the plate replaced. It is all one piece. That being said they usually don't break as easy.


right and they are like $100 just for the brake/plate thing
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Eatbooty
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ShwankyI bent one of the breaks on my look pivot bindings this past weekend and I'm having trouble bending them back into shape. Any suggestions?


Can you supply pics? Generally speaking you can bend them enough to be fine. Ive bent mine back numerous times
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Deepskier
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SKRockiesTo replace a pivot break you must replace the whole heel piece


jjdsteezeas far as i know you have to take the entire heel off the ski/basically remount to fix the break. Not worth it


SKRockiesThis is true. Pivots cannot just have the plate replaced. It is all one piece. That being said they usually don't break as easy.


All wrong, the brakes can be separated from the plate, but when you buy "replacement brakes" they are really plates. All you have to is pull the heel up (into engaged position) then unscrew the two stems that adjust forward pressure and screw it on to your new plate. takes less than 5 minutes at most. You don't have to remount anything, yes you have to pull your old plate out and put the new one in (the same holes) but unless you don't use glue, weigh 300 pounds and ride like crazy Karl with screws that are too short you'll be more than fine.
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jjdsteeze
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DeepskierAll wrong, the brakes can be separated from the plate, but when you buy "replacement brakes" they are really plates. All you have to is pull the heel up (into engaged position) then unscrew the two stems that adjust forward pressure and screw it on to your new plate. takes less than 5 minutes at most. You don't have to remount anything, yes you have to pull your old plate out and put the new one in (the same holes) but unless you don't use glue, weigh 300 pounds and ride like crazy Karl with screws that are too short you'll be more than fine.


Right, your not technically remounting, but if you are unscrewing the entire heel, ill argue that the binding wont be AS secure as it was. And for $100 bucks each for replacement brakes, i wouldn't go through the hassle
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jjdsteeze
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jjdsteezeRight, your not technically remounting, but if you are unscrewing the entire heel, ill argue that the binding wont be AS secure as it was. And for $100 bucks each for replacement brakes, i wouldn't go through the hassle


$100 for a set, not each.
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Deepskier
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jjdsteezeRight, your not technically remounting, but if you are unscrewing the entire heel, ill argue that the binding wont be AS secure as it was. And for $100 bucks each for replacement brakes, i wouldn't go through the hassle


80 for a set online, like 40 if you go straight thru rossignol.
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chicken
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jjdsteezeRight, your not technically remounting, but if you are unscrewing the entire heel, ill argue that the binding wont be AS secure as it was. And for $100 bucks each for replacement brakes, i wouldn't go through the hassle


If you don't strip the screws it's going to be just as secure. In fact, for most people, it's probably MORE secure because they never retighten the binding screws as they naturally loosen over time. Plus if you severely fucked up the holes in whatever crash bent the brakes at least you will be able to see it and helicoil it.
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marrows
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reading this thread made me realise how much I love and hate my pivots. they're a fucking cunt for everything except releasing at the right time.

cunt for clipping into in pow, cunt to fix, cunt to buy parts for (in my country), and finally the cunty plastic pivot 14 heelpeice gets so fucked if you unclip using your other ski like a lazy bitch, the shape of it makes the ski edge perfectly shear little ribbons of orange plastic off it.

pivot rant over
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