replacing runners

[Fletch 219]

Yeah, I am serious...haha. I got the toe in as much as I could but there's still a half inch or so hanging off the front and a nice gap on the back end. And no matter how much I hit it with the mallet it won't go. I even had a buddy here trying to do it and he couldn't get it either.

I dyed the holders - is there a chance they shrunk or some shit? ;)

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Um...you might've...

Does the bolt line up? have you tried tightening it so that it pulls up?

[Fletch 219]

Yeah...it still won't budge. I'm just going to see if James at Anaheim ice can do it. I have to take them to get mounted later anyways. I've already sliced my hands up too much to keep going....heh.

Thanks for the help, JR.

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Either something is stuck in the shark fin hole or you shrunk the holders when you heated them up.

[Fletch 219]

The holders can seriously shrink from dying them? I was kidding when I asked that....if I knew that was a risk I wouldn't have done it!

I'm pretty sure I'm just not doing it right. We'll see.

[Griff 2]

We had a big problem with some of the LS and LS2 not fitting the steel right, it just wouldn't sit in the groove. Maybe that's what the issue is?

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

We had a big problem with some of the LS and LS2 not fitting the steel right, it just wouldn't sit in the groove. Maybe that's what the issue is?

They fit in before, they don't now...

The holders can seriously shrink from dying them? I was kidding when I asked that....if I knew that was a risk I wouldn't have done it!

I'm pretty sure I'm just not doing it right. We'll see.

Yeah...you heated them up and it wasn't in a mold.

I hope not, because it's really easy to put them back in. Don't know why you're having so much trouble.

[Fletch 219]

Yeah, they were fine before I took them out and dyed them. I wish I would have tried to get them back in before dying just to rule out the shrinking possibility.

[Race4LastPlace 31]

my first time switching the runners on the supreme70s was a pain. i was trying to do it without feeling like i was going to break it. fianlly got them close but didnt fit snug. Got frustrated and just try pushing them in with my hand while tightening them. after some bleeding i went and found a rubber mallet. still hate doing it.

[MLSman 22]

Not an uncommon problem.

Last month I replaced the steel on my older pair of XXXXs. It was a royal pain in the ass to get the steel in. In fact, I had that issue getting some LS 2.1 steel back into the pair of One95s they cam with (replaced them with LS2, but sold them and put the original steel back in). The same problem every time: the toe would have about a1/8" gap between the steel and holder. I had to bang the ever loving s**t out of it to get it into place. I popped it in toe first, and then insert the heel end. I then had to knock the toe end against a rubber mat.

[cbart 1]

Yeah, they were fine before I took them out and dyed them. I wish I would have tried to get them back in before dying just to rule out the shrinking possibility.

I dye em with the steel in...I was running into similiar problems till I did this.

[Goalieboy#1 1]

Wouldnt that make rust?

[WhiskeyTango19 0]

You guys could try using a vise to push the steel in. You have to be careful, but a small push in a couple places with the vise pops the steel right in.. You may need a sharpening after, unless you use a soaker.

[cbart 1]

Wouldnt that make rust?

I don't put the nut and bolt on till after. Just set the steel in there.

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Yeah, they were fine before I took them out and dyed them. I wish I would have tried to get them back in before dying just to rule out the shrinking possibility.

You're welcome. Took about 8 min. And I shall quote Uncle Elroy in Next Friday - "That's why they call me the KING around here!"

Had to shave down the tracks a little, then used a rubber mallet and beat on it like it owed me money.

One thing that I will warn y'all about doing this to your holders is that they are very soft once dyed. That LS2 holder has the same stiffness as a Tuuk C+ now - I compared it.

[cbart 1]

Nice job!

I've started putting many coats of lacquer clearcoat on my dye jobs...helps a ton with the small chipping away of the dye.

[bednarz877 0]

i went to my lhs a few days ago and asked about dyeing them and they told me it wouldn't look good and that the holders had to be new.. just wondering if thats true? and also how you did this?

[Fletch 219]

You da man, JR! PM me with the payment details, sir. :)

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Where did you get it sharpened?

You'll probably have to get them done as I banged on the steel.

[Fletch 219]

Artesia Ice Palace.....did they do a good job?

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

I guess it's California, you guys are used to riding on waves.

[Fletch 219]

Ouch...that bad, eh.