How do i adjust my ski bindings?

Question

I bought used ski boots and used skis online, the boots dont fit into the bindings, is there some kind of guide (pictures prefferd) online that shows you the step by step procedure?

Answer 1

You should be able to find out what kind of bindings they are then search the web for the directions to adjust them.  Or, a local ski shops might be able to adjust them for you.

Answer 2

dont know wat bindings they are tell me and ill help

Answer 3

Wow, I haven't seen a question answered with such a high volume of dangerous advice for quite awhile.

First, none of you know what kind of bindings he has.  The "lift the tab and slide the heel" advice is completely irrelevant if what he has are skis with an integrated binding system.

Second, any claimed "professional shop experience" is an empty claim if you do not know that proper operation of a binding is COMPLETELY DEPENDENT on the right amount of forward pressure, which is in many cases determined with the sole length adjustment mechanism.  If the asker is clueless in adjusting a binding for sole length, what are the chances that he knows what the visual indicators are for a particular binding model to determine correct forward pressure?  Nil.  It is likely that this post is going to be his introduction that there is even a concept such as forward pressure.

Thirdly, the asker is pretty clear that he bought used skis.  What are the chances that the DIN will be correct for his personal attributes?  Nil.  In addition, some bindings need to be adjusted for a particular boot (Salomon Driver series comes to mind) for toe height and width.  What are the chances he knows how to do that?  Nil.

What responsibility will you bear when you assure him with a false sense of competence to f*ck around with his bindings, nevermind that a bad binding malfunction can send him into a tree/somebody else or spiral fracture his leg(s)?  Nah, you'll never hear about it if it happens.  What do you care, it's only the Internet, right?

Asker:  Let it snow is right.  There is actually a significant degree of possible complication to adjusting your bindings.  It might be straightforward and you might stumble upon the proper setting, but it might also be complicated and much more likely you will miss the mark.  You should take it to a shop to have them do it for you.  The price for s******g this up can be potentially unbearable.

Think of it this way:  if you don't know how to work on your car brakes, yet some anonymous guy on the Internet who doesn't even know what kind of car it is tells you that it's easy and gives you some bare-bones directions, do you really want to put your well-being into your own hands on those directions?  Or would it make much more sense to visit a mechanic?

Willie D:  I can probably not only kludge a fix to a broken binding in the BC, I can probably completely disassemble and reassemble bindings in a shop given the proper equipment, such the right jigs and pin punches.  The issue here is not some my-c*ck-is-bigger-cuz I'm-Macguyver-in-the-BC nonsense, but rather if THIS GUY (the asker), who obviously knows very-little-to-nothing about bindings, should work on his own stuff.  So you missed the point.

Answer 4

PLEASE take them to a shop. Most will do it for free, and others will do it for a very low price. If you try and do it yourself, you could end up breaking the binding or making it not work so you fall out when you ski. That can lead to serious injury. If you insist on doing them yourself, make sure you have all the right equipment and check out this site: http://coffee.sdsc.edu/rcw/din_setting/

Good luck!

Answer 5

Ditto on what David said. You don't need to take them to a shop unless you can't adjust the size enough to fit your boot. Then you will have to get them remounted.

A remount will cost you about $30. Let a shop do the remount job. They have the correct jigs to drill the holes in the correct places and they will balance the skis for you as well.

FYI: Adjusting the LENGTH of the binding has nothing to do with the DIN setting. My buddies and I all have boots within a size or so of each other and we have been swapping out skis for years. I'm the only one with any professional shop training, but we were doing it long before I had any technical training. Heck...we swapped out skis last week ON the slope and made the adjustments with a Leatherman tool.

Answer 6

Take the set to a pro ski shop and have them adjust the bindings to the boots.  I hope the bindings are still in certification, and that the boots are a DIN rated pair, good luck.

Answer 7

there should be a little bar in the back of the bindings that you can lift up with a big flat head screwdriver

then slid the binding to the size needed for your boot, make sure the binding makes a click after releasing the little bar because otherwise the binding will not be locked into place and you will hurt yourself.

If that wont work then you need the remounted but you wont be able to do that yourself so you need to get a pro to do this so you can avoid injury to the ski and yourself

Answer 8

If the boot "almost" fits in the binding, most ski shops will do that adjustment for free.

Please don't try it yourself. If you don't know what you are doing, you could easily set yourself up for receiving an injury. It just isn't worth it.

I have skied all my life, and still let the pros adjust my bindings for me.

If the bindings need remounting, then you wouldn't be able to do that by yourself at all.

EDIT:

for the guy at the bottom down there...what's your problem.

No, I've never busted a binding in the backcountry. Yes, I would fix it then if I had to. Yes, I do consider myself somewhat of an expert with skis. 30+ years not enough for you? Get off your little horse there. A ski shop does simple adjustments for free. Take advantage of it. You want to scoff at good advice?