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Thoughts on this mount?

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yungskigga
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So I took my new skis to get mounted. I come home and notice this. The left heel piece is kinda fucked. Looks like the right side is a bit higher than left. What yall think? Is this a case of fucked skis or just needs to be screwed in a bit more? What should I tell the shop guys?



3 years ago
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migidimigi
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Damn those are not even close to tight enough.
the problem is that the screws are glued in place, so you cant really tighten them after the glue is set.
Go back to shop and ask wtf is this and who thinks that mount was okay
3 years ago
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BlueVillain
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Have you tried screwing it down yourself? If it goes in and gets equal to the other one I wouldn't worry too much about it. Maybe you'd need to put more glue though.

**This post was edited on Dec 26th 2022 at 10:09:14am
3 years ago
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Whackson
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Take back to shop demand they fix
3 years ago
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Paul.
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BlueVillainHave you tried screwing it down yourself? If it goes in and gets equal to the other one I wouldn't worry too much about it. Maybe you'd need to put more glue though.

**This post was edited on Dec 26th 2022 at 10:09:14am


This would break the seal on the glue and let water into the screw holes. Op would need to pull the bindings and use fresh glue before tightening them all the way
3 years ago
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Non_State_Actor
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This happens a lot, particularly when mounting attacks for whatever reason. They take a lot of torque to get the heelpiece flush...you want the metal track nice and flush, the plastic trim nearly always has a gap which is no problem. The tech should have cleaned up the material around that hole before install.

It's an easy fix and won't cause any lasting issues.
3 years ago
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Quaggy
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Looks like it can be fixed OP,
I would either take it back, or if you're crafty, unscrew the binding, clean up the topsheet (it looks like some of the tailings from the drill got stuck), cover your screw threads with West Systems G-Flex 650 and screw the binding back down.
Use the proper screwdriver/bit though!
3 years ago
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GilsonSkis
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Crank er down!
3 years ago
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HypeBeast
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Paul.This would break the seal on the glue and let water into the screw holes. Op would need to pull the bindings and use fresh glue before tightening them all the way

That's a common myth...wood glue doesn't seal out water.

But I'd be more worried about if op did try to fix it himself, which would be fine and easy, but if he fucks up and strips the hole, it's on him. Easier to just have the shop fix their error so he's in the clear.
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yungskigga
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Turd__AuthorityThat's a common myth...wood glue doesn't seal out water.

But I'd be more worried about if op did try to fix it himself, which would be fine and easy, but if he fucks up and strips the hole, it's on him. Easier to just have the shop fix their error so he's in the clear.


Told the shop guy about the glue he looked at me and just screwed it in a a bit more. Looks good now hopefully I wont have any unexpected issues in the future
3 years ago
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Paul.
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Turd__AuthorityThat's a common myth...wood glue doesn't seal out water.

Are you talking specifically about wood glue or just using glue when mounting in general? Because you definitely need glue to seal the holes. If you go wood glue it needs to be a waterproof variety or if you want to be safe buy some binding specific glue
3 years ago
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skidemon22
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Turd__AuthorityThat's a common myth...wood glue doesn't seal out water.

But I'd be more worried about if op did try to fix it himself, which would be fine and easy, but if he fucks up and strips the hole, it's on him. Easier to just have the shop fix their error so he's in the clear.


Titebond Type III does…
3 years ago
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skidemon22
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Paul.Are you talking specifically about wood glue or just using glue when mounting in general? Because you definitely need glue to seal the holes. If you go wood glue it needs to be a waterproof variety or if you want to be safe buy some binding specific glue


Exactly. See my above post about Titebond Type III

Also, Montana Tuning makes a silicone sealant for mounting that works the same way.
3 years ago
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