Comments on: Dynafit Heel Unit Breakdown and Assembly Instructions http://www.wildsnow.com/729/dynafit-heel-unit-breakdown-and-assembly-instructions/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:09:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/729/dynafit-heel-unit-breakdown-and-assembly-instructions/comment-page-1/#comment-12076 Lou Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:01:46 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=729#comment-12076 Probably your thimble bushing, see FAQ via menu at top of page...or use my site search, which works quite well... Probably your thimble bushing, see FAQ via menu at top of page…or use my site search, which works quite well…

]]> By: Justin http://www.wildsnow.com/729/dynafit-heel-unit-breakdown-and-assembly-instructions/comment-page-1/#comment-12072 Justin Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:01:28 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=729#comment-12072 Hey Lou I have a Dynafit problem. When doing some dry land testing of my new Radiums in my bindings I noticed that when I flex forward one of my heel pieces kind of clicks and give just a touch. If I manually pull upward on the heel piece it does the same and wants to rotate one way just a touch. The other one doesnt do this at all, it spooks me a bit. Any ideas? Thanks! Hey Lou I have a Dynafit problem. When doing some dry land testing of my new Radiums in my bindings I noticed that when I flex forward one of my heel pieces kind of clicks and give just a touch. If I manually pull upward on the heel piece it does the same and wants to rotate one way just a touch. The other one doesnt do this at all, it spooks me a bit. Any ideas? Thanks!

]]> By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/729/dynafit-heel-unit-breakdown-and-assembly-instructions/comment-page-1/#comment-7094 Lou Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:25:31 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=729#comment-7094 Morrone, the button is there for legal reasons, because as the ski flexes and the pins slide in and out of the boot heel fitting, it changes the DIN setting slightly. With the button, it limits the movement. This is according to a very expert inside source. Perhaps as expert as it's possible to be (grin). At any rate, I dremel all those stupid buttons off my bindings and have never had any problem. Just leave a tiny bit of plastic above the surface of the housing and you should be fine. This mod is of course done at your own risk of death and dismemberment, not to mention voiding the warranty. Morrone, the button is there for legal reasons, because as the ski flexes and the pins slide in and out of the boot heel fitting, it changes the DIN setting slightly. With the button, it limits the movement. This is according to a very expert inside source. Perhaps as expert as it’s possible to be (grin). At any rate, I dremel all those stupid buttons off my bindings and have never had any problem. Just leave a tiny bit of plastic above the surface of the housing and you should be fine. This mod is of course done at your own risk of death and dismemberment, not to mention voiding the warranty.

]]> By: j morrone http://www.wildsnow.com/729/dynafit-heel-unit-breakdown-and-assembly-instructions/comment-page-1/#comment-7092 j morrone Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:16:59 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=729#comment-7092 nice info! I have the old TLT bindings mountined on my big stiff skiis, and when working rebound in deeper snow, I come out of the heel pieces way too easily. I sent 1 ski about 700 m down a glacier toward Saas Fee this spring, but luckily it stopped short of a cravasse! I suspect the short pins on this model, combined with the 2-3 mm "button" on the front of the heel piece (down below the pins), limit pin insertion into the boot (even with proper shim spacing), and deep flex- rebound may flex the pins clear from the boot heel. Dynafit says I cannot substitute the longer comfort model pins. A local shop says I can dremel off the "button" from the heel piece plastic, then shim from a smooth heelpiece for deeper pin insertion to remedy. What does this "button" in front of the heel piece do? Does it appear if I dremel off the button that the heel piece will be excessively weakened? Since the newer comfort model heelpiece is smooth (actually concave for heel clearance), it appears this may be a "makes sense" modification. nice info!

I have the old TLT bindings mountined on my big stiff skiis, and when working rebound in deeper snow, I come out of the heel pieces way too easily. I sent 1 ski about 700 m down a glacier toward Saas Fee this spring, but luckily it stopped short of a cravasse!
I suspect the short pins on this model, combined with the 2-3 mm “button” on the front of the heel piece (down below the pins), limit pin insertion into the boot (even with proper shim spacing), and deep flex- rebound may flex the pins clear from the boot heel.

Dynafit says I cannot substitute the longer comfort model pins.

A local shop says I can dremel off the “button” from the heel piece plastic, then shim from a smooth heelpiece for deeper pin insertion to remedy.
What does this “button” in front of the heel piece do?
Does it appear if I dremel off the button that the heel piece will be excessively weakened?
Since the newer comfort model heelpiece is smooth (actually concave for heel clearance), it appears this may be a “makes sense” modification.

]]> By: Mark Worley http://www.wildsnow.com/729/dynafit-heel-unit-breakdown-and-assembly-instructions/comment-page-1/#comment-6204 Mark Worley Sat, 12 May 2007 16:19:22 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=729#comment-6204 Lou, Thanks for another cool how-to. The simplicity of the Dynafit binding is astounding. Did you ever find an outlet for the recommended non-lithium grease used to lube the binding? Lou,
Thanks for another cool how-to. The simplicity of the Dynafit binding is astounding. Did you ever find an outlet for the recommended non-lithium grease used to lube the binding?

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