invader7
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Alright Well ive seen alot of new threads about fks bindings and alot more people are starting to use them so i thought i would make this thread. the steps were given to me by ns member Lyndon he did a bomb job walking me through mine awhile ago and i just thought i would pass on the info.
Heres what you need to do first.
Leave all the screws in until later. You need to do this first.
1. Number 1 is showing the first tab. If you look where its circled, it sort of bends down to hook into the frame. You will need to stick a flat head screw driver in where the "X" is. You will only insert the screwdriver a centimeter at most, and pry it up only a little. It wont break, but be gentle. You should see the area that I circled isnt hooked on anymore.
Now, remove all 4 screws.
2. Number 2 in the picture is showing the second and third tab. Dont worry about these, you dont need to do anything to them, but it will come into play later.
3. Number 3 is showing the third and 4th tabs. The 4th tab is the last one you will need to worry about. Where you see the "X", you will need to pop the metal baseplate over this tab. This is where you move to number 4.
4. Take a long, flat head screw driver, and stick it under the metal baseplate the way the arrow is pointing in number 4. your going to push forward lightly, and this is going to make the metal baseplate pop off. Cover the binding with a blanket or a pillow, because its gonna go flying, as there is a spring under it. Its best to have a second pair of hands for this part, someone to hold the binding as you pop it off. Dont force it, you could warp the baseplate. Once this is off, you can remove the brakes. Ill get more pics from you then.
Also, once you have them taken apart, be careful with them. They are pretty fickle when not mounted, so just set them somewhere safe until your done bending.
Take your time! Its not hard at all, but very time consuming. You just need to be patient.
once youve made it that far its time for the actual bending.
I Was bending for 86mm waist.
Put the part of the brake (just the metal tubing) into a vice. the heelpad you step on will swivel out of the way. Ive made a box around the area you want in the vice. Tighten the vice ALOT.
Next, the part that is circled, your going to want to use a broken ski pole or a seatpost to put over it, and use that as leverage to bend the brake arm straight out, like you see as a dashed line.
next, measure out 86mm by dividing it by 1/2, then minus 5mm from that. That is how far your going to need to bend each brake out from the centre. So, from in the middle of the space between the brakes, you will bend them 38mm from there. simply re-bend them using your broken ski pole or seat post to a similar angle they already are
After there bent to the desired witdth to put them back together
2 sets of hands are best. Put the brake back in, and get the baseplate back on, it might be warped so make sure its perfectly flat.
Once the baseplate is back on, use some vicegrips to squish the spring and a screwdriver to cram it back into the binding between the brake arms.
Once again, credit to lyndon. im just passing along the information.
Heres what you need to do first.
Leave all the screws in until later. You need to do this first.
1. Number 1 is showing the first tab. If you look where its circled, it sort of bends down to hook into the frame. You will need to stick a flat head screw driver in where the "X" is. You will only insert the screwdriver a centimeter at most, and pry it up only a little. It wont break, but be gentle. You should see the area that I circled isnt hooked on anymore.
Now, remove all 4 screws.
2. Number 2 in the picture is showing the second and third tab. Dont worry about these, you dont need to do anything to them, but it will come into play later.
3. Number 3 is showing the third and 4th tabs. The 4th tab is the last one you will need to worry about. Where you see the "X", you will need to pop the metal baseplate over this tab. This is where you move to number 4.
4. Take a long, flat head screw driver, and stick it under the metal baseplate the way the arrow is pointing in number 4. your going to push forward lightly, and this is going to make the metal baseplate pop off. Cover the binding with a blanket or a pillow, because its gonna go flying, as there is a spring under it. Its best to have a second pair of hands for this part, someone to hold the binding as you pop it off. Dont force it, you could warp the baseplate. Once this is off, you can remove the brakes. Ill get more pics from you then.
Also, once you have them taken apart, be careful with them. They are pretty fickle when not mounted, so just set them somewhere safe until your done bending.
Take your time! Its not hard at all, but very time consuming. You just need to be patient.
once youve made it that far its time for the actual bending.
I Was bending for 86mm waist.
Put the part of the brake (just the metal tubing) into a vice. the heelpad you step on will swivel out of the way. Ive made a box around the area you want in the vice. Tighten the vice ALOT.
Next, the part that is circled, your going to want to use a broken ski pole or a seatpost to put over it, and use that as leverage to bend the brake arm straight out, like you see as a dashed line.
next, measure out 86mm by dividing it by 1/2, then minus 5mm from that. That is how far your going to need to bend each brake out from the centre. So, from in the middle of the space between the brakes, you will bend them 38mm from there. simply re-bend them using your broken ski pole or seat post to a similar angle they already are
After there bent to the desired witdth to put them back together
2 sets of hands are best. Put the brake back in, and get the baseplate back on, it might be warped so make sure its perfectly flat.
Once the baseplate is back on, use some vicegrips to squish the spring and a screwdriver to cram it back into the binding between the brake arms.
Once again, credit to lyndon. im just passing along the information.
