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9-8. REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF SKIS–Continued
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3. Special Problems and Solutions.
a. Broken Screw, If a screw breaks off flush and cannot be removed with pliers, simply punch
it through into the inner core of the wood or polyurethane. A new screw, usually the next
larger size, can be installed in the same hole. (Where old shank remains imbedded, the
new screw will go in slightly crooked but will still do the job). If a screw breaks so that the
above procedure cannot be followed, it will require moving to a new hole location. In order
to avoid moving the binding and drilling all new holes, a new hole can be drilled adjacent to
the plugged hole, through the toe plate into the ski. Drill the right size for screw threads
then countersink to receive screw head.
b. If a screw should loosen up or strip, due to an oversize hole, use any of the following
procedures:
Use next larger size screw.
Drill a new hole through both binding and ski.
Fill hole with steel wool soaked in epoxy and insert in hole, then let cure for 24 hours.
c. If the binding is being mounted on a ski from which a binding of another type (using a
different set of drilled holes) was removed, all old holes must be filled with epoxy. This will
keep water from penetrating and weakening the inner core of the ski.
4. Cable Sizes.
With careful adherence to the recommended mounting instructions, the following guide to
cable and boot sizes has proven to be effective and should be considered standard.
CABLE SIZE
MOUNTAIN BOOT SIZE
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VB BOOT SIZE
Short
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6 and below
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3 N through 14xW
Medium
7 through 13
Long
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Since the smallest VB Boot is a size 5 and is adequately restrained by a medium cable, the short cable is
not needed with the VB Boot.
Since the largest Mountain Boot is a size 13 and is adequately restrained by the medium cable, the long
cable is not needed with the Mountain Boots.
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