Broken FKS Heel: threaded metal stuck in heel arm

[Vitamin I]

How do I fix this?

Notice in photo that the arm tube on the right is empty (good), but the arm tube on the left has a broken piece of threaded metal arm inside it (bad).

I don’t know how to get enough grip on the inner piece to successfully unscrew it out of there. Should I drill it out? Or drill it a special way that will allow enough grip to unscrew it? Or what?


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[Norseman]

let er soak in PB Blaster for a bit, then try a small EZ-Out. When that fails, dremel a slot to use with a flat blade screwdriver. Be fine to cut into the arm a tad even... I'd bet.

[Vitamin I]

I like the dremel idea! I've never tried any dremel tools, so this gives me an excuse to buy some.

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[Dee Hubbs]

Left hand drill bit. It will spin out once the bit catches.

[DropCliffsNotBombs]

Throw it away and get yourself a binding from this millennium.
Just kidding... not kidding.

[Mustonen]

I had that happen. A dremel would have been cleaner. I forget what I used, but scratched enough of a slot in to screw it out with a flat screwdriver. Only took a couple minutes after I figured out a plan after a while of head scratching.

[gwat]

Throw it away and get yourself a binding from this millennium.
Just kidding... not kidding.

Hmmmm
All metal goodness designed over 40 years ago (and basically unchanged in that time).......
Or the plastic junk of current designs......
Ya, I know what I'll be riding.

[tuco]

If you go dremel route, use non-fiber reinforced discs, they have a thinner profile(safety glasses). Also, get something sacrificial to grind on so you can make the disc a smaller diameter. Fits much better into tight spots

[1000-oaks]

Heat up the end of the tube (not red hot, just decently hot) with a small butane torch to crack the corrosion, let it cool, then use one of these: Micro Grabit Screw Extractor Kit. Good to also have the larger kit: Grabit Screw Extractor Kit.

[SumJongGuy]

Hit some thrift stores and keep checking Craigslist for a donor pair of skis with all metal FKS on them. I ended up with a nice stash of Salomon 900 series and some back up all metal 727s for retro skis by doing that.

[SumJongGuy]

Hmmmm
All metal goodness designed over 40 years ago (and basically unchanged in that time).......
Or the plastic junk of current designs......
Ya, I know what I'll be riding.

You do realize you posted this in a thread about dealing with a pretty fucked broken all metal FKS right??

[1000-oaks]

I'm a fan of bindings with metal structural parts, but can't say I'm surprised that this heel hasn't been used for Look/Rossi racing bindings for quite a while. Kind of like the sloppy factory steering in an FJ40 Land Cruiser, it has too many joints.

[Mustonen]

You do realize you posted this in a thread about dealing with a pretty fucked broken all metal FKS right??

Not that fucked. Find an old donor set of bindings or buy a replacement brake kit and you’re back in business. Those look pretty well loved, but that heel has lots of mileage left.

[gwat]

You do realize you posted this in a thread about dealing with a pretty fucked broken all metal FKS right??

Ironic, eh?

[reckless toboggan]

Ironic, eh?

Don't ya think?