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#1 Fri, Jun 26, 2009 2:28 AM
- bajaj1027
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- Rookie
replacing insert on rs-1
One of my inserts came out when i was taking my bindings off the other day, so i was wondering what the best way of remounting it to the ski was... i still have the insert just not sure what the best way to get it back in is... thanks in advance.
#2 Fri, Jun 26, 2009 2:55 AM
- 2gofaster
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- Slalom Mentor
Re: replacing insert on rs-1
Go to the hardware store and get a 3/4" machine screw that fits the insert. I believe it's 6-32. Also get two nuts. Put the nutson the machine screw, then thread it into the insert. Now, put a small drop of marine epoxy on the outside of the insert and thread it into the ski. You can then put a wrench on the outside of the nuts and turn the screw out with a screwdriver. Had to do one just the other day just like this.
Shane Hill
#3 Fri, Jun 26, 2009 3:00 AM
- Killer
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- Slalom Mentor
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Re: replacing insert on rs-1
what kind of ski?
#5 Fri, Jun 26, 2009 5:01 PM
- Thomas Wayne
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Re: replacing insert on rs-1
2gofaster wrote:
Go to the hardware store and get a 3/4" machine screw that fits the insert. I believe it's 6-32. Also get two nuts. Put the nutson the machine screw, then thread it into the insert. Now, put a small drop of marine epoxy on the outside of the insert and thread it into the ski. You can then put a wrench on the outside of the nuts and turn the screw out with a screwdriver. Had to do one just the other day just like this.
Excellent advice, but I would add one step.
Before re-installing the insert take a triangular file and cut a small vertical notch into the outside threads of the insert. Now the epoxy has a "detent" it can ooze into, and when it cures this will create a mechanical lock that prevents the insert from rotating. Epoxy - even a high-grade marine type - has a hard time forming a permanent bond with metal, but the mechanical grip caused by the notch will make any subsequent bond failure irrelevant.
TW 
#6 Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:29 PM
- owenjas
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Re: replacing insert on rs-1
Has anyone else had inserts on RS1s/Rails coming out, someone at my club had all the inserts rip out the bottom of his rail boot, which I guess is built on the same base as the RS1?
#7 Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:42 PM
- 2gofaster
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- Slalom Mentor
Re: replacing insert on rs-1
We're talking inserts in skis, not boots. I've yet to see an RS1 or Rail boot have the inserts fail. My guess is that the screws were overtightened.
Shane Hill
#8 Sat, Jul 18, 2009 8:55 PM
- bajaj1027
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Re: replacing insert on rs-1
Thanks everyone used all your tips and everything went smoothly and have not had any problems since!
