M
maxo
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I think someone had mentioned that the Nashbar/Wellgo pedals weren't user
serviceable a while back in a "new to clipless" type of thread. Turns out
that this is untrue.
My Nashbar pedals are a year old now and never really "loosened"
up so I decided to crack 'em open.
The nut you see when removing the dustcap is a 9mm jobber. Most sockets
are too thick to get in there, so your best bet is to grind down a cheap
socket with a bench grinder (or dremel) till it fits. I made my crankbolt
wrench the same way. Cost me three bucks for a socket instead of 15 for
the Park tool.
Anyhow, it was pretty gunky so I cleaned it up and regreased. Here's the
deal: the crank side is simply a greased bushing, but the outside is
served by a really nice tiny and sealed cartridge bearing. It was fine and
far from the contamination. If yours is crunchy, you can probably whack it
out with a screwdriver and put a new one in with a small block of wood. I
buy such bearings at my local industrial bearing supply, but Phil Woods
are better (if they even make this size). You'll probably wear out the SPD
mechanism before this little sealed bearing though.
Super quick and simple as there are no cones to adjust. Just tighten the
nut so that there's no slop, but it's still buttery.
After experiencing how simple these are to service, I heartily recommend
them to the cheapskates out there.
Here's a picture of the pedals in question, after disassembly:
http://photos16.flickr.com/20330265_156bdc3113_o.jpg
serviceable a while back in a "new to clipless" type of thread. Turns out
that this is untrue.
My Nashbar pedals are a year old now and never really "loosened"
up so I decided to crack 'em open.
The nut you see when removing the dustcap is a 9mm jobber. Most sockets
are too thick to get in there, so your best bet is to grind down a cheap
socket with a bench grinder (or dremel) till it fits. I made my crankbolt
wrench the same way. Cost me three bucks for a socket instead of 15 for
the Park tool.
Anyhow, it was pretty gunky so I cleaned it up and regreased. Here's the
deal: the crank side is simply a greased bushing, but the outside is
served by a really nice tiny and sealed cartridge bearing. It was fine and
far from the contamination. If yours is crunchy, you can probably whack it
out with a screwdriver and put a new one in with a small block of wood. I
buy such bearings at my local industrial bearing supply, but Phil Woods
are better (if they even make this size). You'll probably wear out the SPD
mechanism before this little sealed bearing though.
Super quick and simple as there are no cones to adjust. Just tighten the
nut so that there's no slop, but it's still buttery.
After experiencing how simple these are to service, I heartily recommend
them to the cheapskates out there.
Here's a picture of the pedals in question, after disassembly:
http://photos16.flickr.com/20330265_156bdc3113_o.jpg