"Terry Hill" wrote ...
If anybody could help me out with this, I would appreciate it. I have an
old
pair of downhill skis that I picked up recently that seemed pretty good,
and
were the right size for me, but they had old bindings on them. I was
thinking
that they would make a great second pair of skis for spring skiing or for
use
on days when conditions are less than optimal. Anyway, I bought a pair of
Solomon 637 bindings on eBay, and I want to install them myself, but since
I
have never done it before, I need a few tips. My plan is to put them on
myself
and then take the skis in for a tune-up and binding adjustment. I
understand
that you have to find the ski balance point with a straightedge, and I do
have
the right mounting screws, as they came with the bindings, and I know that
you
have to fill the screw holes with epoxy glue. What I don't know is where
exactly do I position the bindings for mounting? How do I know how far
apart
to put the bindings? Do I just hold the bindings up against the boot, or
what?
And do I balance the ski with the boot in place? Any tips would be greatly
appreciated
Thanks

Finding the balance point is something that is done for Nordic (cross
country) skis, with Alpine skis there is nearly always a mark on the ski for
either the toe of the boot or the midle of the boot sole, depending on who
the ski was made by. Ski shops use a jig supplied by the binding maker to
tell them where to drill the holes, anything else leaves a lot of room for
error.

Most ski shops are probably not going to want to adjust a pair of bindings
that you mounted yourself, for various liability reasons. By the time you
pay for the tuneup and binding adjust, it won't cost that much more to have
them adjusted by the shop, if they are still idemnified by Solomon, and if
they are still in good working order.
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