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Marker Griffon AFD Replacement

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rlarocque7
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I have a pair of Fischer Nightsticks with marker Griffon bindings. Have been riding them for several seasons and i love the hell out of them.

Yesterday, one of my bindings lost the Anti-Friction Device on the toe-piece. The AFD is the plate that pivots underneath the toe of the boot to ensure proper release. I also have an old pair of skis with an older pair of griffons mounted on them. The AFD's from the both pairs of griffons seem to match up, and to me it looks like a swap from the older pair to my current skis would be very possible. Then again, I don't know that much about binding anatomy and what roadblocks may be in the way.

I am also unsure about the warranty route, as this pair of bindings is from 2014(?). Unsure how Marker handles their warranty requests, what this means for my skis, and if I'll have to replace the toe-piece entirely. Any help or experience with this issue is greatly appreciated!
Jan 18 2018 8:59AM
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Zypher
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Don't know much about griffon anatomy but if it comes to you needing new toes, I have extras
Jan 18 2018 11:23PM
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chicken
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Marker won't warranty them. However you don't have to replace the whole toe piece. you can get just the AFD/spring
Jan 18 2018 11:24PM
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rlarocque7
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Update:

Worked myself into a tizzy for literally no reason, went to the ski shop, the guy slapped a new AFD on the bindings in about 5 minutes for 10 bucks. Thank god for ski shops.
Jan 19 2018 10:35AM
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jjdsteeze
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Yay for happy endings.
Jan 19 2018 1:53PM
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GammaConcur
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Same thing happened to me, on my Marker F10 Tours. It was a forward twisting fall, the AFD's on both bindings popped out.
This seems to me to be a defect in the design since all the cases of this happening seems to be similar. This was a minor forward twisting fall which put full pressure on the AFD's. The vibram bottoms of my AT boots grabbed the AFD's and the twisting motion ripped them out. Marker will not sell me the parts, and the local ski shops seem clueless. Picture below is how I found my skis when I hiked back up to them. The little black rectangles are the AFD's.
Feb 20 2020 12:38PM
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