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Removing Pivot Toes

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Budgeybaby
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Hey, this might be a stupid question, but im suppose to trade a pair of skis in today and I am really struggling to get my pivot toe pieces off and am really scared I am going to strip the screw. Any one have any advice? Obviously, with the virus and everything I can't take them to a shop rn.
Apr 16 2020 1:06PM
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Paul.
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Just unscrew it, youll be fine. It might take some force to break the glue bond but if you use a pozi head screwdriver you wont strip the head

**This post was edited on Apr 16th 2020 at 1:57:42pm
Apr 16 2020 1:55PM
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shin-bang
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as paul mentioned, it needs to be a POSIDRIV #3 bit. you can sometimes get away with a massive phillips head but usually it begins to strip the screw. ask your friends and neighbors if they have a posidriv bit if you dont have one.

good luck m8
Apr 16 2020 5:04PM
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Budgeybaby
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shin-bangas paul mentioned, it needs to be a POSIDRIV #3 bit. you can sometimes get away with a massive phillips head but usually it begins to strip the screw. ask your friends and neighbors if they have a posidriv bit if you dont have one.

good luck m8


Yeah I was using a big ass phillips head and it was starting to strip them, luckily the guy I was trading skis w was able to get us into a shop to have someone do it for me. Thanks for the heads up tho ima get the right bit for next time
Apr 16 2020 10:08PM
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shin-bang
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BudgeybabyYeah I was using a big ass phillips head and it was starting to strip them, luckily the guy I was trading skis w was able to get us into a shop to have someone do it for me. Thanks for the heads up tho ima get the right bit for next time


Good save. Yea I ended up buying one a while back and have never regretted it. It’s always coming in clutch
Apr 16 2020 10:33PM
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