Jeffrey Day Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Anybody have any good ideas on how to keep the upper cuff cant adjusters from moving in their range of adjustments on their own? After every day that I ride and take my liners out, I have to re-adjust the cuffs. It's the biggest complaint the I have about the SB/Lamans series of boots! I tried a search but didn't have any luck. So if anyone comes across a thread on this subject, please post a link! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Old Bomber forum, courtesy of Scott Firestone at www.alpinecarving.com: http://www.alpinecarving.com/hiroshi_cant/ I recommend using Metric size hardware so that you can use a 4mm allen wrench, which you already have if you use Catek bindings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V*L*A*D Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Anybody have any good ideas on how to keep the upper cuff cant adjusters from moving in their range of adjustments on their own? After every day that I ride and take my liners out, I have to re-adjust the cuffs. It's the biggest complaint the I have about the SB/Lamans series of boots!I tried a search but didn't have any luck. So if anyone comes across a thread on this subject, please post a link! Thanks! purchase (they're cheap) or borrow (friendly neighborhood body shop) a rivet-gun and river them into the cuff angle of your choice. I always riveted my race boots (cuff angle, not forward lean or range) so as to avoid such issues. cuff angle, incidentally, and "cant" are two totally different things, regardless of what some manufacturers stamp on the adjusters on thier boots- ...actual "canting" is a strictly underfoot process that cuff angle cannot change. If you have no luck finding a rivet gun, you can borrow mine, i have couple cheapies laying around.... jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Day Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 ...I know this a stupid question, but if you rivet the cuffs in place, will they still pivot forward and backward? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V*L*A*D Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 ...I know this a stupid question, but if you rivet the cuffs in place, will they still pivot forward and backward? Excellent question- Yes, they will. Just keep the rivets at the litle oblong cuff-angle adjusters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Houghton Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I made new spacers that were offset the way I wanted the cant to stay, and bolted them back together. Even if they loosened, the setting could not move. The AF is improved, with a spacer that holds the assembly in the right place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Dahl Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Epoxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V*L*A*D Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Epoxy. If that shell is PE (polyethylene, and I think it likely is...) epoxy won't bond with it. This is why epoxy base repairs rarely work without sawdust or cloth between the P-tex (polyethylene) and the epoxy;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Dahl Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 The cants in the cuffs. I have a few seasons on my modded backcountry boots, a set of 123's. The cants for the cuffs have been epoxied together the whole time I've used them, no problems. I wouldn't want to have to epoxy the shells themselves, except for the toe pads I made out of Vibram and epoxied in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleaman Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I had the same problem the cants would move around so I thought I tightened them enough and glued them in place. They got loose again and I actually snapped one of my cant screws at Sunshine. Anyways I ordered new cants because I had to drill out the old ones ( I saved 2 of them but the rest were shot.) I browsed the local hardware stores for some similar replacement parts but all they had were the hex cap screws) All the teeth on the white plastic parts were worn down too. I put in the new cants with epoxy like in the hiroshi thread. I also used hex cap screws with washers instead of a allen head cap screw. You can put more torque on the screw with a wrench without worrying about stripping. Also the bolt head protrudes a tiny bit so you can use vice grips on them if needed. I am thinking that if the epoxy wears out, I might make larger backup nuts for the screws to take up all the play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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