Snowboard insert hole +bindings bolt size

Originally posted by LaNieve and Im the first person to try screw stuff into the hole.

Sorry to break the news, but they ALL say that....


Now onto your question. From the pictures provided, it looks like those inserts are stripped. Although, if they were stripped I feel like they all wouldn't be evenly stripped. They also look like the threading starts WAY far down into the insert. Either way, the entire insert area looks sloppy...

With the binder off, how does the bolt seem to go in? As in, does it clear the very top of the insert hole? Or does it get all the way down to the threads then stop? Just from the looks of it, it looks like you are effed. Sorry mate.

Originally posted by batmanwest Originally posted by LaNieve and Im the first person to try screw stuff into the hole. Sorry to break the news, but they ALL say that.... Now onto your question. From the pictures provided, it looks like those inserts are stripped. Although, if they were stripped I feel like they all wouldn't be evenly stripped. They also look like the threading starts WAY far down into the insert. Either way, the entire insert area looks sloppy... With the binder off, how does the bolt seem to go in? As in, does it clear the very top of the insert hole? Or does it get all the way down to the threads then stop? Just from the looks of it, it looks like you are effed. Sorry mate.

they look stripped dude, id call them up and see if you can send them those pictures because that definately does not look right they also look like they are sunk in to far they should be almost flush to the board. and if they say that its right, ask what kind of bolt and binding they recommend. 

So it seems that the threads are stripped or you have a different thread pattern from the bolts you are using.  Or a combination of both (stripped threads and wrong thread pattern of bolt).

It is possible that the people who made the board DID screw bolts into the holes.  And maybe they used a bolt that had a different (wrong) thread pattern.  But they used a power tool that forced and stripped the bolts into place.  Maybe an inexperienced employee? Though this seems unlikely.

What you need to do is go to a hardware store and get the correct size bolts, but try different thread patterns.  I'm not sure what you have locally, but there are stores that specialize in fasteners - nuts, bolts, screws etc.  They have almost every type of bolt available.  Check online or the yellow pages for what you have locally. Or just head to Home Depot to try and find a match.

You probably wont find the correct length of bolt you need at Home Depot,  but if you can find something with the correct thread pattern and diameter, you can go from there.

Originally posted by Lux If you can't catch any threads at all, then your screws are not long enough. I suggest you contact the binding manufacturer to order hardware with the correct depth. Do me a favour and take a photo of your binding mounting disc with the screws placed in them. I want to see the depth of the hardware.