How to fix toe wiggle in Solomon bindings

Mechmaster posted this over at P-Mag and I thought it'd be a good idea to archive it over here

Mechmaster2
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posted January 05, 2004 08:28 AM
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Before you throw away your 810s, be aware that the toe wing loosening problem is common with improperly adjusted Salomon Spheric toes. What happens is that the technician does the setup in the wrong order; the toe wings are initially too "tight" and prevents proper seating of the boot in the toe. The foreward pressure spring thus works directly against the wings and gradually forces them open.

Lets set your bindings up proper. Back the toe wings off completely. Raise the toe height up slightly (the large slotted screw on the top of the housing). Step the boot in the binding. Verify that the toe of the boot is making solid contact with the teflon pad in the center of the toe.

Look at the rear portion of the heel housing. On the side near the adjustment tab you'll see a triangular pointer molded into the binding. It should point approximately at the middle of the adjustment tab. If is does not, move the binding one click tighter or looser and re-check.

Assuming you've set the foreward pressure, set the toe height by slowly cranking down the screw until the boot just touches the AFD. You're just looking for contact, NOT squashing it into the AFD. Back off the adjustment approx. 1/8 turn. If you can slip a matchbook cover between the AFD and the boot the height is about right.

The toe wings are the last thing to set. In the 810, both wings move together. SLOWLY tighten in the toe wings until they just contact the boot. You're looking for 3-POINT CONTACT with the boot (both wings and the teflon pad in the center); if you crank the toe wings in too far, the boot will be pushed back against the foreward pressure spring and you'll soon get the same problem you have now.

In most cases, this solves the toe movement problem. Unfortunately, if you've had the problem for a while and tried to fix it by repeatedly tightening the toe, the toe wing adjustment spring will strip.
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this'll save me from having to buy new bindings. i'll have to try it out.

That method did not give any better results in the few times ive tried it.

But the screws on the wings still work loose with use. So you can adjust them perfectly in the morning and be slopping all over the place by lunch.

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Originally posted by skea 457
But the screws on the wings still work loose with use. So you can adjust them perfectly in the morning and be slopping all over the place by lunch.

Sounds like,

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In most cases, this solves the toe movement problem. Unfortunately, if you've had the problem for a while and tried to fix it by repeatedly tightening the toe, the toe wing adjustment spring will strip.

You might try getting around this by, setting your fwd pressure a notch ahead. Back out your toes completely and set the fwd pressure one notch of where it was previously. Make sure you are still within range and give it a shot. Essentially you are maxing out the toes, by pushing the boot further fwd in the binding, not a great fix, but may get you through for awhile.