P18 Pivot FKS forward pressure - ignore the indicator?
I skied a pair of old ZRs until just a couple years ago. Had to replace a few parts over the years but generally they were bomber. Eventually just didn’t seem worth it to keep rolling the dice.
That said, if you’ve got a bum dildo all you have to do is screw a new one on to the heel/brake assembly. I’ve got a few hanging around (including the ZRs) for just that eventuality. If I’ve got some the same vintage I’d happily send them your way.
P18 Pivot FKS forward pressure - ignore the indicator?
This discussion precipitated a brief dive down the rabbit hole of spring creep vs spring fatigue. Now that I’m an expert on the matter, I shall opine here: backing off a binding would typically be to guard against creep. Unlikely to be necessary unless the spring is subjected to high heat or other stressors causing slow deformity. Fatigue would be induced by a high cycle rate causing small fractures that eventually lead to breakage and failure, also unlikely under ideal conditions but more likely than creep. An older binding would probably be subject to corrosion, however, increasing likelihood of both but particularly fatigue. I concur that a broken spring is a likely culprit.