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Pivot Toe Crooked?

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jbond3
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I mounted some pivot 14s onto an old pair of JJs that were scooped up from Craigslist. I think when I screwed in the holes that the toe piece got skewed slightly to the right or perhaps my template was not perfectly on center. Its very slight but just enough to notice from above. I measure an approximate 2mm difference from one side to the other at the top of the toe piece.
Asking any shop techs or experienced ski mounters out there wanting to know if I am going to run into serious issues or can the pivot toe handle this?
As a side note I have ridden about 5 days on these so far and haven't noticed any performance issues and haven't pre-released. Ridden on pow and icy conditions.



3 years ago
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ajbski
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maybe some premature wear on the wing or your toe box.

i think thats actually pretty good for a home mount. ive done much worse and rode fine.

next time, drill one hole, put the screw in and use a drill bit the same size as the through hole on the binding to mark the centre or a centre punch if you have a set. keeps the binding from moving around when marking your drill points.

edit: i dont think its worth redrilling regardless.

edit 2: ive also seen shops with actual jigs screw up mounts worse than this.

**This post was edited on Feb 3rd 2022 at 3:13:57pm

**This post was edited on Feb 3rd 2022 at 3:16:11pm
3 years ago
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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I did an at home mount once and I got really into it and spent a lot of time. Had a few fuck ups but got it right in the end. Ultimately, my downfall was I measured center mount differently on the two skis. So it was a success but a stupid, human error.

Regardless, it’s made me really start observing mount jobs and yes. I have noticed that shops can be sloppy with the jig and the bindings can be off center. Also, shops can be sloppy with fully sealing holes and making sure screws are fully in/base plates are flush
ajbskiedit 2: ive also seen shops with actual jigs screw up mounts worse than this.

**This post was edited on Feb 3rd 2022 at 3:13:57pm

**This post was edited on Feb 3rd 2022 at 3:16:11pm
3 years ago
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jbond3
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Correction I just remeasured with a better technique and there is a 4mm difference from side to side. Again, seems super minor because if all was perfectly centered the toe piece would "swing" left just 2mm to be dead on. I am going to continue to ride these and check for excessive wear and tear, and be sure to check the mounting screws occasionally to make sure that the skew isnt pulling unevenly on one
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