Thought I'd get a jump on the bike maintenance and do some maintenance on Jr's winter bike some months before it's required.
The bottom end still seemed fine, but I wanted to make sure I could remove the cartridge when the time comes. The cranks came off OK, and the plastic holder on the non-drive side came out OK, given that rust was not an issue. The cartridge itself was challenging, and as I've had to do before, had to use the impact gun. I found myself questioning the unconventional LH thread (and so R to loosen), but after a few seconds it spun out fine. I reinstalled it with lots of anti-seize compound.
The pedals - Oy! The non-drive side with its LH thread was tough but not terrible, but the drive-side pedal put up quite a fight. Finally took a propane torch to the crank, and was able to break it free thereafter with lots of leverage. Without the 15 mm flats, there's no way I could have removed it just using the hex recess and an Allen wrench.
Needless to say, I reinstalled the pedals with lots of anti-seize.
I would like to rebuild both pedals, which sound dry and are a bit sloppy. What size are those tiny ball bearings?
Thanks in advance!
The bottom end still seemed fine, but I wanted to make sure I could remove the cartridge when the time comes. The cranks came off OK, and the plastic holder on the non-drive side came out OK, given that rust was not an issue. The cartridge itself was challenging, and as I've had to do before, had to use the impact gun. I found myself questioning the unconventional LH thread (and so R to loosen), but after a few seconds it spun out fine. I reinstalled it with lots of anti-seize compound.
The pedals - Oy! The non-drive side with its LH thread was tough but not terrible, but the drive-side pedal put up quite a fight. Finally took a propane torch to the crank, and was able to break it free thereafter with lots of leverage. Without the 15 mm flats, there's no way I could have removed it just using the hex recess and an Allen wrench.
Needless to say, I reinstalled the pedals with lots of anti-seize.
I would like to rebuild both pedals, which sound dry and are a bit sloppy. What size are those tiny ball bearings?
Thanks in advance!