Speedplay maintainence

"Mark Heiple" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I tried to grease my speedplay zero pedals, and having a problem.

According to the docs, all you have to do is take the screw out of the
grease port and squirt grease in with a grease gun until it starts
oozing out around the spindle on the other side.

Sounds simple enough, except when I do it, the grease never goes through
to the other side. The grease just builds up under the dust cap until
it squirts out around the edges of the dust cap.

Hm, this works when I've done it. Have you had success with this grease gun
elsewhere? Sure you're applying enough pressure to get it to seal inside the
fitting? If yes and yes, maybe something's wrong with the fitting. Both
pedals have this problem?

Time for me to do this again too....

Mark Heiple <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

I tried to grease my speedplay zero pedals, and having a problem.

According to the docs, all you have to do is take the screw out of the
grease port and squirt grease in with a grease gun until it starts
oozing out around the spindle on the other side.

Sounds simple enough, except when I do it, the grease never goes through
to the other side. The grease just builds up under the dust cap until
it squirts out around the edges of the dust cap.

You're supposed to remove the dust cap before greasing.

http://www.speedplay.com/pubs/grease.pdf

Kenny Lee

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(Ken) said:

Mark Heiple <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I tried to grease my speedplay zero pedals, and having a problem.

According to the docs, all you have to do is take the screw out of the
grease port and squirt grease in with a grease gun until it starts
oozing out around the spindle on the other side.

Sounds simple enough, except when I do it, the grease never goes through
to the other side. The grease just builds up under the dust cap until
it squirts out around the edges of the dust cap.

You're supposed to remove the dust cap before greasing.

http://www.speedplay.com/pubs/grease.pdf

Removing the dustcap is only on the older pedals, the new ones you just
remove a screw.

I've had a similar experience with the grease not going through the
pedal on several of the speedplay pedals that I have. I've also had a
pedal where the pressure of the grease pushed some kind of
bearing/sleeve out of the other side. I assume this one can be rebuilt,
but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

I love the pedals, but Speedplay's bearings have never seemed the best
to me.

Baird

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Mark Heiple <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I tried to grease my speedplay zero pedals, and having a problem.

According to the docs, all you have to do is take the screw out of the
grease port and squirt grease in with a grease gun until it starts
oozing out around the spindle on the other side.

Sounds simple enough, except when I do it, the grease never goes through
to the other side. The grease just builds up under the dust cap until
it squirts out around the edges of the dust cap.

You're supposed to remove the dust cap before greasing.

http://www.speedplay.com/pubs/grease.pdf

Kenny Lee

Only for the older X series pedals. Don't have to for the Zeros.

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Boris Foelsch said:

"Mark Heiple" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I tried to grease my speedplay zero pedals, and having a problem.

According to the docs, all you have to do is take the screw out of the
grease port and squirt grease in with a grease gun until it starts
oozing out around the spindle on the other side.

Sounds simple enough, except when I do it, the grease never goes through
to the other side. The grease just builds up under the dust cap until
it squirts out around the edges of the dust cap.

Hm, this works when I've done it. Have you had success with this grease gun
elsewhere? Sure you're applying enough pressure to get it to seal inside the
fitting? If yes and yes, maybe something's wrong with the fitting. Both
pedals have this problem?

Time for me to do this again too....

It's not the official speedplay grease gun, but it has a narrow enough
tip to fit in the grease port.

I just tried one pedal. Since it wasn't working, I haven't bothered with
the other.

I did take the dust cap off to see where the grease is supposed to go,
and it looks like...nowhere. There is a donut shaped bearing underneath
with a screw in the middle holding it all together. I don't see how
it's possible to get enough pressure to force grease past the bearing
before it pops the dust cap off (which is what happened to me).

mark-<< According to the docs, all you have to do is take the screw out of the
grease port and squirt grease in with a grease gun until it starts
oozing out around the spindle on the other side. >><BR><BR>

I recommend getting a 'torx' driver of the proper size, take off the end cap,
then the torx screw holding it all together, take it apart, clean, relube. The
squirt grease is a temporary 'fix' and should not be used instead of a take
apart. Remember that the inside bearings run on the spindle. Kill the spindle,
kill the pedal(altho replacement spindles are available.)

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

Ken said:

Mark Heiple <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

I tried to grease my speedplay zero pedals, and having a problem.

According to the docs, all you have to do is take the screw out of the
grease port and squirt grease in with a grease gun until it starts
oozing out around the spindle on the other side.

Sounds simple enough, except when I do it, the grease never goes through
to the other side. The grease just builds up under the dust cap until
it squirts out around the edges of the dust cap.

You're supposed to remove the dust cap before greasing.

http://www.speedplay.com/pubs/grease.pdf

Kenny Lee

Yeah, ignore my first post. I use the Frogs on all my bikes. I inject
new grease into them every 4 months or so. I don't use a grease gun
because I use a disposable syringe. Here's how I grease my Frogs.
First I remove the pedals from the cranks. I then stand the pedal up on
a hard surface with its grease port facing the ceiling. With the grease
port open I place the needleless syringe filled with grease firmly
against the grease port hole. You have to apply plenty of force to the
plunger as well as downward pressure on the nozzle hole to grease port
contact point in order to push the old grease out with the new grease. I
would NOT be able to regrease my Frogs if I were to hold a pedal in one
hand and operate the syringe with the other. I would not have enough
pressure on the syringe nozzle hole to keep the grease from oozing out
between the grease port and nozzle interface. That's why I stand the
pedal on a hard floor. I suggest you put your shoulder into the grease
gun handle during the regreasing process. Works for me.

Kenny Lee

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I did take the dust cap off to see where the grease is supposed to go,
and it looks like...nowhere. There is a donut shaped bearing underneath
with a screw in the middle holding it all together. I don't see how
it's possible to get enough pressure to force grease past the bearing
before it pops the dust cap off (which is what happened to me).

not sure if the regular speedplay's have this problem but with the frog's when I
took it apart enough just to see if I could clean the bearings. I could not
tighten the bolts enough as they started stripping. then the one pedal I took
apart got all sloppy.
so make sure you can fully tighten it.

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You're supposed to remove the dust cap before greasing.

Not on the newer X series or Zeros. They all have the little screw.
Which I wonder if I can buy new dust caps with the screw for the
grease injector rather than having to pry the cap off for my X2's.

App

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Quoted message said:

You're supposed to remove the dust cap before greasing.

Not on the newer X series or Zeros. They all have the little screw.
Which I wonder if I can buy new dust caps with the screw for the
grease injector rather than having to pry the cap off for my X2's.

App

I got the replacement dust caps with the screw from Speedplay but was not
able to install them without damaging them. I've used the injector with
Finish Line grease and the stuff oozes onto the axle and makes a mess for
months. Next time I'm going to tear them down and use Phil Wood.
Bill Brannon
b REMOVE brannon AT att OBVIOUS DOT net