Re: problems with bolt spinning on shoes

[Guest guest]

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you need a new sole plate. Call the orthotists and have them order

you a new bar, which will come with sole plates. Good time to kick

up in bar size if it's needed anyway.

Kori

At 08:34 AM 5/12/2006, you wrote:

>Rory kicks his feet a lot which causes the nut on his Markell's to

>loosen slightly and the bolt spins around. Unless the nut is very

>tight, the bolt won't stay in place. The nut does not come unscrewed

>such that the bar spins around the bolt. It's actually the bolt

>spinning around, seems like there is something inside the bolt that is

>loose. The result is I can't consistently keep his rcf at 70 and his

>left at 45. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a fix? Are

>there other brand shoes that do not have this problem?

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> and Rory (rcf 11/2/05)

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[Guest guest]

This is a new sole plate. We had problems with the bar being

stripped and got a new sole plate about a month ago. Perhaps the

sole plate is defective.

> >Rory kicks his feet a lot which causes the nut on his Markell's to

> >loosen slightly and the bolt spins around. Unless the nut is very

> >tight, the bolt won't stay in place. The nut does not come

unscrewed

> >such that the bar spins around the bolt. It's actually the bolt

> >spinning around, seems like there is something inside the bolt

that is

> >loose. The result is I can't consistently keep his rcf at 70 and

his

> >left at 45. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a fix? Are

> >there other brand shoes that do not have this problem?

> >

> > and Rory (rcf 11/2/05)

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[Guest guest]

Wow! You are not having much luck with these sole plates...

I have never heard of this happening before. Jonah has stripped the threads on

the nut and stripped the teeth on the bar and my husband has snapped the bolt in

2...but Rory has come up with a new one.

I'm not sure if you can fix this. The bolt is riveted onto the soleplate. You

could try taking the plate off the shoes and seeing if it's the rivet that is

coming loose. If so, you can tap on it with a small hammer until it is secure

again. Otherwise, the only thing I know of is to get new sole plates. Sigh.

This isn't very helpful, sorry. Do you know whether your orthotics shop is

machining these parts themselves or getting them from Markell? Have you looked

into switching to the adjustable red bar? The set-up is a little different and

I think it is more secure.

Please let us know how things work out.

Naomi

The Family, North Coast of California

Naomi Hannah(2/21/1) Jonah(6/20/3, corrected BCF, FAB 12-14/7)

basenjimommy wrote: Rory kicks his feet a lot which

causes the nut on his Markell's to

loosen slightly and the bolt spins around. Unless the nut is very

tight, the bolt won't stay in place. The nut does not come unscrewed

such that the bar spins around the bolt. It's actually the bolt

spinning around, seems like there is something inside the bolt that is

loose. The result is I can't consistently keep his rcf at 70 and his

left at 45. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a fix? Are

there other brand shoes that do not have this problem?

and Rory (rcf 11/2/05)

[Guest guest]

The plumbers tape is a good idea. I will try it.

Naomi-Our orthotics co orders straight from Markell. I am going to

call them too, since Markell has a 90 day warranty, maybe we can get a

new pair of sole plates.

Thanks for the words of encouragment!

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> We use plumbers tap. I just have to wrap it around the threads of

the bolt

> once and it seems to do the trick. I have to reapply about every

4th or 5th

> time we take the bolt and bar off. Once we put the plumbers tape

on there

> and make it supper tight, there is no kicking off that sucker.

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