@#*?! fin straps - removal help???
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@#*?! fin straps - removal help???
can someone tell me how to remove the scubapro jetfin original strap hardware? are they supposed to just pop off the pins if i apply enough pressure, or is there a secret???
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I put some spring straps on a pair of jets a little while back, but I traded them away.....if I remember right, pliers were involved with the operation- I had to pry the metal "strap holder" out of the fin body, kind of.
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hmm. i will try some more, but i can't tell if it even has anything to pry. it looks like a pin that was put through the rubber knobby part, with screw ends on each end - except then someone chopped the screw heads off. i'm about to leave it for my boyfriend, but he tends to break things when much force is required ...
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OK, yeah, that jogged my memory. You need a file or a drill with a sharp metal bit the right size- you need to remove the bradded end off of one side of the pin so it can be pulled through the fin body.
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Lawgodess:
your on the right track if your adding Spring Straps to your fins
just lock on to them with a pair of wire cuters or plires and twist till it snaps but dont brake the rubber
put your new fin straps wire part in the hole and pinch tem tight hard
then your all set you can do this in a bout 4 or 5 min at a dive site if need be
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your on the right track if your adding Spring Straps to your fins
just lock on to them with a pair of wire cuters or plires and twist till it snaps but dont brake the rubber
put your new fin straps wire part in the hole and pinch tem tight hard
then your all set you can do this in a bout 4 or 5 min at a dive site if need be
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aw, crap! okay; good to know. i've been driving myself crazy trying to manhandle them. i actually think the spring straps i have are too long and i'll need to get shorter ones anyway. ![crybaby :crybaby:](./images/smilies/crybaby2.gif)
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How funny - I just went through this with my jet fins! My removal of the old hardware involved a hammer, a pry-bar, a beer, several colorful phrases, and a bruised knuckle.
Once I got the old stuff off, the new straps went on like a dream!!!![Dancing \:D/](./images/smilies/eusa_dance.gif)
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Once I got the old stuff off, the new straps went on like a dream!!!
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That sounds like the description of the first pair of straps I ever removed years ago.Sounder wrote:How funny - I just went through this with my jet fins! My removal of the old hardware involved a hammer, a pry-bar, a beer, several colorful phrases, and a bruised knuckle.![]()
Once I got the old stuff off, the new straps went on like a dream!!!
![violent1 :violent1:](./images/smilies/violent1.gif)
It was one of the most frustrating things I've done in a long time - I really wanted to manhandle it, but didn't want to damage the rubber. I was amazed what I could do with a hammer, a pry bar, and a large set of channel-lock pliers can do!
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yeah; i got a cramp in my hand and felt like i had carpal tunnel syndrome or something the rest of the night ... :-(
anybody got some short spring straps they want to trade for long ones???
anybody got some short spring straps they want to trade for long ones???
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well, it's obvious i don't have enough tools. actually, i don't have ANY power tools.
i guess i need to go shopping ... ](*,)
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Hey, TLG- I drive a hardware store to every dive- I'm sure I could hook up your staps sometime.thelawgoddess wrote:well, it's obvious i don't have enough tools. actually, i don't have ANY power tools.i guess i need to go shopping ... ](*,)
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well, i don't need help putting them on; i need help removing the old hardware ... which is actually moot right now because i need shorter straps for my little feet.Nailer99 wrote:Hey, TLG- I drive a hardware store to every dive- I'm sure I could hook up your staps sometime.thelawgoddess wrote:well, it's obvious i don't have enough tools. actually, i don't have ANY power tools.i guess i need to go shopping ... ](*,)
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I'm 110% POSITIVE Nailer could pull SOMETHING from the "Big Green Home Depot-esk Mobile Hardware Emporium" that could get those pieces off your fins in an instant. There's not much more a man needs that isn't in that van - a full set of tools, building materials, a place large enough to take a nap, and a full set of dive gear... what more does a man need?! ![Applause =D>](./images/smilies/eusa_clap.gif)
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