Thread: Sally 997/977/916/920/900s/912/914 etc thread, all u ever wanted to know

Don't throw away those 977's, 997's and 900's just yet....there might be some news coming, waiting for confirmation.

Originally Posted by Flexon Phil

Don't give away those 977's, 997's and 900's just yet....there might be some news coming, waiting for confirmation.

Fixed it for ya.

X77, X97, 80/00's are back on the list. Thank you Salomon for restoring faith.

awesome!!! so what was that all about? a mistake? and thanks for keeping us up to date phil.

thanks for the info.

link to or copy of the updated list anywheres?

Thanks to....Alkasqualik?

Thanks, Alka and Salomon.

Sweet. I got mad on the weekend and pulled off three pairs of bindings for nothing.

Originally Posted by dynodonkeyaltabird

awesome!!! so what was that all about? a mistake? and thanks for keeping us up to date phil.

It was a "misprint". My work here is done. Alka brought this thread to the attention of the right people.

While I didn't appreciate the premature ship-jumping , thanks for bringing this up, thanks for supporting a true-and-blue ski company and I'm glad it all worked out.

Thanks Salomon and thanks to skiers that care.

And now back to your regularly scheduled thread...

Originally Posted by Alkasquawlik

While I didn't appreciate the premature ship-jumping , thanks for bringing this up, thanks for supporting a true-and-blue ski company and I'm glad it all worked out.

Thanks Salomon and thanks to skiers that care.

And now back to your regularly scheduled thread...

From which side?

Originally Posted by Flexon Phil

From which side?

ziiinngggggg.

Originally Posted by Flexon Phil

It was a "misprint". My work here is done. Alka brought this thread to the attention of the right people.

Thank you Phil and Thank you Alka. Glad to hear it was all a misprint/misunderstanding. Thank you Alka for hooking it up and watching our backs. Speaks highly of your character. Much appreciated!

Lots of excitement in the world of bindings this year!!!

Can someone tell me the screw length of the heel screws closest to boot center for sth16s

I just scored a pair of 900s 914's off of fleabay for <$50, and I think I'm going to put them on my new 186 Lhasa Pow's. They are coming with the yellow plastic riser plates (can't find / be bothered to look for a pic) but you know what I mean... my question it, should I use them on the Lhasa's, or not? My gut says to ski them flat, without the lifters... but I don't know why. Maybe I'm wrong?

i wouldnt use em with the lhasas. i have nothing to back that up though.

I'm desperate for a pair of sally wide breaks for Praxis Powders...bent or whatever willing to pay. If anyone is willing to part with theirs PM me por favor.

JPH - I would go without the risers, but I'm no techy.

Originally Posted by rdennhs

I'm desperate for a pair of sally wide breaks for Praxis Powders...bent or whatever willing to pay. If anyone is willing to part with theirs PM me por favor.

Do you have a pair of narrow ones? Cuz they're REALLY easy to bend!!

Originally Posted by JayPowHound

But do people really do this?? Aside from a re-mount, or adjustment for a new boot do people actually come in to the shop every year just to have their torque/DIN checked? Somehow I find that hard to believe...

Some of us who use these bindings are required to do this in fact - people like patrollers who work on their skis, and want to have a hope in hell of getting worker's compenasation coverage if they blow a knee for example...

This would have been a blow to my quiver and my pocket book if the 997 was off the list.

Quick question relating to the 5th hole on newer heels...I'm picking up a pair of spats drilled and plugged for a 4 hole heel. I was gonna drill small holes in the plugs and pull em out or drill into them and mount them up. I think it's probably pretty important to get the 5th hole mounted especially since I'm drilling into plugs. So question is, can I mount up the heel and use the 5th hole on the binding as a template? I figure if all 4 holes are already centered and in then there's no way the 5th hole could be off center.

I plan on putting the binding on the ski and only screwing in 2 screws as not to weaken all the holes, using a sharpie and a center punch to mark my hole, removing the heel, and drilling the 5th hole

Does that sound okay or should I just not bother with the 5th hole?

I´d use them as a template, mark the 5th hole, remove heel from ski, drill, mount.

Might just hold the binding on there though, without any screws involved.

As long as you screw the 5th hole last (nice sentence...) the binding will be perfectly centered, so no chance of a mismount.

Plenty of people ski them with four screws though.

Originally Posted by Wes Mantooth

Quick question relating to the 5th hole on newer heels...I'm picking up a pair of spats drilled and plugged for a 4 hole heel. I was gonna drill small holes in the plugs and pull em out or drill into them and mount them up. I think it's probably pretty important to get the 5th hole mounted especially since I'm drilling into plugs. So question is, can I mount up the heel and use the 5th hole on the binding as a template? I figure if all 4 holes are already centered and in then there's no way the 5th hole could be off center.

I plan on putting the binding on the ski and only screwing in 2 screws as not to weaken all the holes, using a sharpie and a center punch to mark my hole, removing the heel, and drilling the 5th hole

Does that sound okay or should I just not bother with the 5th hole?

Wes,

Use Jondrum's templates located here:
[ame="http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153971"]Binding Mount Paper Templates - Teton Gravity Research Forums[/ame]

It's much easier to position a paper template, no screws involved, just be sure you double-check the print scaling (ruler) on the side of the template first. Jon also posted a walk-thru, see post #77. If you have a single hole punch, just take the template, carefully fold across the front and rear holes and punch out the semi-circles. When you unfold, you will have the 4 corners you can easily 'peg' into your existing holes (use golf tees or something similar) to center the jig.

No question about the 5th hole, use it.

Originally Posted by Teh Poacher

Wes,

Use Jondrum's templates located here:
Binding Mount Paper Templates - Teton Gravity Research Forums

It's much easier to position a paper template, no screws involved, just be sure you double-check the print scaling (ruler) on the side of the template first. Jon also posted a walk-thru, see post #77. If you have a single hole punch, just take the template, carefully fold across the front and rear holes and punch out the semi-circles. When you unfold, you will have the 4 corners you can easily 'peg' into your existing holes (use golf tees or something similar) to center the jig.

No question about the 5th hole, use it.

Yeah I have one of his templates from freehanding a set of Sollies earlier this summer, I'll probably just use that. I figure if the hole is a tiny bit off, having 4 of 5 screws in will make it so that the screw expands the hole in whatever direction it needs to be centered

That's the hardest part I've found about freehanding a set of skis. Once you get your holes drilled, the screws can expand the holes off center and completely shift your binding by a few mm's

Just got some Moment DPs that came with 914labs. On one brake one of the two tabs that go into the slots to secure the brake before screwing it in is bent. It must have been overlooked when the brakes were put on. Now it is bent and will not go into the slot properly.

The brake still sits fairly flush and doesnt affect the boot interface as far as i can see but is this an issue. I tried bending it back but its not happening.

Should i leave this as is? I was considering just grinding off that tab so that the other side and screw will be holding the brake steady, and it will sit properly.

any ideas?