I have a Liquid Force twin tip and have stripped several threads on the footstrap screw inserts, moulded into the deck. On close inspection, they appear to be made of brass, not stainless steel. Does anybody know how to replace or repair these inserts? Thanks!

age of board? might it be worth talking with the distributor?

ok i dont quite understand how u strip threads on a board ay unless you cant line up a hole for shyt but anyway think about how much you truley need to move straps.. which in theory should be never once u found ur sweet spot.. which in 2 yrs you should of done. so simply take that position, drill a hole like 10mm directly above or below the current set of inserts you use, depending on how much duck you like, with the size bit that is same as the bolt ( should be 1/4 inch so 6mm is fine)

go buy yourself a set of T nuts and a hole saw, measure the shaft length of T nut and work out how thick ya board is - work out how much excess has to be cut out, use drill saw to cut out a bit - leave a small amount of excess to be compressed. put t nut it hammer it in use a bolt to tighten it further, pour resin in and its sealed and ready to go.

Thanks for the ideas! I kinda like the T bolt method because that will not compromise the bottom skin of the board. Material thickness around inserts is approx 25mm, so plenty to play with.

I put a bolt through mine big fat washer & nut on the bottom, i can't notice the difference when riding & it's good for a laugh (maybe i should of used stainless)

stamp said...

if you use a helicoil make sure you use a sharp good quality drill bit that is exactly the right size, and use trefolex or cutting oil when you tap the new thread.

also you should only ever go 1/4 or 1/2 a turn maximum at a time with the tap, and then turn it backwards until you feel the swarf break, or else you'll break the tap off in the hole.

Good advice, unlikely to break the tap in a brass insert though.
Helicoil is a waste of time electrolysis will cause the helicoil to fail too.

Thats why the threads failed, in the first place. Brass inserts should not be used with SS screws, only brass screws should be used with brass inserts. I avoid selling boards with brass inserts, because they are a design fault in the first place IMHO.

CharlDV's advice is correct, use stainless T-Nuts and put them in like KiteNutt said.
Or just drill right through the board, countersink the holes and use CS screws and nuts.

Cya and

Goodwinds

steve

^ Are you affiliated with North in any way? Just wondering because you seem to mention them every time you post. And your Name is rhinoman. Not having a go or anything, just curious...

Beersy said...

^ Are you affiliated with North in any way? Just wondering because you seem to mention them every time you post. And your Name is rhinoman. Not having a go or anything, just curious...

not really.. i just think when it comes to kiting they have every corner covered so like the old advert you'se to go ....when your on a good thing stick with it ..

A message is written in here for eveybody . I striped one because they will come lose nothing about corosion or any thing else after i did a massive face plant from a strap coming off board i went home and fixed it with heli coil and checked all others and they were lose . So for everyone else out there check your strap bolts regularly they do come lose .... ( heli coils are great if it is done up once and only once if you are undoeing or doeing up they do stuff up )