Is your ATK heel unit tough to rotate? This easy maintenance tip—the re-greasing of the lateral release spring—might be the fix you need. Luck has been on my side. Over the years, I’ve had a few problems with tech bindings. There was the used pair of LT Turns I purchased with too much…
Re-greasing an ATK Heel Unit
Add ATK binding grease to the head of the spring.
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Cheers for the helpful *small things to fix* gear post. A curious antonym of this post is trying to source an ‘anti-grease’ solvent to apply to heel risers to stop the loose riser flapping. I know that heels such as the ATK Haute Route, Salomon MTN & Dynafit Superlite 150 all suffer from this annoying occurrence. Ive tried to find a high viscosity silicon based grease for this, but cant seem to find the right match for the application. let me know if anyone’s had success in this department with a particular product.
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bluepandaboy11, I’ve had some success using green Vibratite to secure floppy Salomon MTN risers. Squirt some in there and let it cure overnight. The risers will be super stiff and hard to operate at that point. But if you cycle them a few dozen times they loosen up a bit to the point where they’re usable but no longer flopping around.
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