Gluing binding screws after mount?

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Sep 2 2016 9:03AM

So last night I was attempting to remove some bindings from one pair of skis, so i could remount them on another pair. I immediately noticed something was wrong when i almost had a hernia trying to remove the first screw. It did not budge, and even though I was super careful, I stripped the head out. These are torx screws, so at this point im like wtf?

Finally got it out with my drill, and noticed that the threads had a lot glue/loctite on them.

All 16 screws are like this.... any suggestions? I thought it was taboo for shops to glue binding screws?

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Dddsz

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Sep 2 2016 3:18PM

Yeah that's pretty odd. My bindings have never ripped out of my skis without glue.

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RudyGarmisch

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Sep 2 2016 4:51PM

You need to buy a posi drive.

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hot.pocket

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Sep 2 2016 5:45PM

Hella wood glue in all screw holes, also posi drive ^^^

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shin-bang

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Sep 2 2016 11:27PM

As mentioned. Posidrive screwdriver head. Also it is in no way taboo to find wood glue in binding holes. It seals everything up so water doesn't get in your core.

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ggfski42

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Sep 3 2016 7:55AM

I appreciate the help yall, but they're torx screws not Phillips so posidrive isn't an option.

I just ended up stripping all of them and using an extractor bit to get them out.

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RudyGarmisch

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Sep 3 2016 9:50PM

ggfski42I appreciate the help yall, but they're torx screws not Phillips so posidrive isn't an option.

I just ended up stripping all of them and using an extractor bit to get them out.

Who the fuck mounted your shit.

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Caucasian_Asian

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Sep 6 2016 9:13PM

Were they mounted in something like a solifit plate?

That would be the only reason for themy to be a torx, and to have loc-time on them.

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ggfski42

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Sep 7 2016 8:10PM

my bad, I didn't really clarify. The bindings are dynafits on some old K2's. The guy that mounted them clearly was just an asshole.

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