barryj Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) Just found one hairline crack in my TD3 baseplate just to the right of the angle viewing slot! Ugh! ...and this has been on my Moss PQ60 which isn't even my hard charging carving setup!! fyi: This is on the front foot and my heel receiver is all the way back in the last set of holes...so heel receiver screws are as far away as possible. I'm 6'2" and 225lbs too much and ride TD3 SW SI's with 3 degree cant disk/toe lift in front and 3 degree heel lift on yellow E-rings with Track 425' boots. These bindings are in their third season. Couldn't get a good photo of it so I hijacked a base plate photo and am pointing at crack area. Check Your Base Plates People!! Anybody got a set of TD3 base plates to sell !! Edited January 31, 2018 by barryj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Presumably just where one of the countersunk M8 screws was sited? Confirms the overall message of my post from just under a year ago. TD3s are strong, but not immune to metal fatigue. My rear binding failed after 4 years of 1-2 weeks riding per year. Check your bindings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyt. Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Thanks for the PSA. Will check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2012Alpine1 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I have been riding on a hair line crack for ahhhhh for 4 years I just can't get the dam thing to break!! Has anyone had it break while riding to cause a one footer, like the TD1 standards did to me many times on perfect jump landings. Pressure would cause bail to flip open front foot. switched to landing on tail and slowly let it bend out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Hey SunSurfer Nope -not where the M8 bolt was tightened down this time - Alpine1 - So your Hairline is a complete crack? Is it in the inside M8 bolt slot back by the angle alignment like mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 It just seems that you can't please everyone. Complaint about TD2"s was you couldn't access base screws. The problem was rectified by removing the material (let's call it the web) in the centre. Less material more chance of overload obviously. Be careful what you ask for ! If your big and burley and want tough ride with the TD2's plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlito Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 If you can find baseplates the obvious answer is to buy a new one. Considering the current (somewhat nebulous state of Bomber) situation you can utilize the following steps: Find someone who is good with a TIG welder. They tend to hide out in aircraft/tech/stainless industries/contexts. Buy a 6-pack of good beer. Take binding apart and make sure it's easy to get to the crack. It should take the (now successfully bribed) welder about 30 seconds to weld that crack into a solid piece of metal. Spend some time with a couple of files and a vise to clean up the bead/screw track. Admittedly this is a "worst case" sort of fix, as the welding will turn the T6 material to annealed (in the heat affected zone) - but it's better than cracked. Well, worst case is probably do nothing. I bet it would go for a long time anyhow. You aren't gonna get a one foot ride, massive bending/clicking/loose foot first. Shit, it might just break catastrophically. I donno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2012Alpine1 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Yes same spot I just look at it every time b 4 I go out.. its on the pow board now got 3 sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Another fix . Square shoulder socket head screw and thick stainless washer stronger than before and no chance of further breaking. Might interfere with tiny boot sole toe block ? Buy the screws and washers and drink the beer yourself !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I think a lawyer looking for a payout would call it a failure. Those of us that build and fix stuff call it a crack. I would consider it a failure when a part no longer performs the task it was designed for and is mutilated beyond repair . Caveat Emptor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) Agree lowrider........ "failure" this is not - yet! Title adjusted accordingly. ........and I'm gonna ride it as is............ Edited January 31, 2018 by barryj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyt. Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Not an engineer, but I do work with mixed metals and stressed components. BarryJ sounds like you are big boned like myself. You could be tweaking those TD3 SW when your mass moves away from center? As long as you didn't get injured and are able to replace that part, should be good? Over 200 pound club, just different quality control, we are harder on equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Yep Billyt. 225 too much right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2012Alpine1 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Ya I'm 190 soakin wet!! Extra 40lbs riding like I do I might not use it anymore!! Just spent 43 days healing myself from this sport and never fell all day! Do not pull/rip/tear your Piriformis muscle!! Long time fix!! Would not want to hurt myself from equipment failure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyt. Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 4 hours ago, barryj said: Yep Billyt. 225 too much right now! We do have our advantages. Anybody following us get swallowed up by our deep trenches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Barry didn't you also crack a lower cant ring on that same binding assy? As I recall you were running the Sidewinders on geckos - could it be possible the combined forces generated by the high angles on a wide board, the additional leverage of the geckos and the flexibility of the SW'er + gecko elastomers put an abnormally high twisting load on the binder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted February 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 This setup is on my pow board...so forces are lower..but it still cracked! I'm gonna ride it today to find out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 You're a snowboarder, use duct tape. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Keenan said: You're a snowboarder, use duct tape. And bailing wire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRAZZ Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Geezers. 3D print a replacement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 2 hours ago, big mario said: And bailing wire You mean lift ticket wires. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 happened yesterday , I'm also in the over 200lb club. any one have an idea on where to get parts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted February 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Nitro....you a beast to rip a TD3 base plate in half!!! Hope it failed coming into the lift line.......not when hard charging! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) That people is a FAILURE ! I wonder if this would have still happened if the base plate was rotated 180 degree's. Unlike previous issues this is on the outer ring. Edited February 17, 2018 by lowrider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Nitro, can you take clear pictures of the fracture surface? Bonus points if they're in focus! That'll help to figure out where the crack started, which may help in future designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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