Creaking Look/Sidi combo

hi, welcome to Look pedal squeaking hell. I posted a similar message 3 months ago when mine started
creaking after about 10 miles.

Do a google search for "look pedal creak" under groups and you will find years of debate.

My creak only went away when I squirted the pedal with my waterbottle during a ride (sort of a
lubrication thing) but would come back in about 5 mins.

I tried new cleats, roughing up the cleats, removing the rubber thingy, most things, but gave up in
the end and ebayed them.

Some people never get it, but most get it in the left pedal it seems. Must have something to do with
putting feet down when coming to a stop.

Anyway, I have heard of it going away on its own, but you will probably get 1000's of replies
in sympathy.

best of luck... "Phillip Stevens" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I've Look free arc pedals, combined with Sidi shoes from 2002.

Recently the left (only) combo has started to creak like a old door when I dig deep.

Removed the cleat plated and cleaned, tightened till I couldn't any more. Tightened and loosened
the adjusting screw on the Sidi's to both ends and
middle.Removed the pedal plate from axle, checked for grease and refitted. Removed, greased,
adjusted centre bracket. And tightened cranks to the max.

Creak...Creak...Creak... I can feel it in my shoe, driving me slowly mad.

Where can that noise be coming from? Any hints, please?

"Me" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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hi, welcome to Look pedal squeaking hell. I posted a similar message 3 months ago when mine
started creaking after about 10 miles.

Do a google search for "look pedal creak" under groups and you will find years of debate.

My creak only went away when I squirted the pedal with my waterbottle

during

Quoted message said:

a ride (sort of a lubrication thing) but would come back in about 5 mins.

I tried new cleats, roughing up the cleats, removing the rubber thingy,

most

Quoted message said:

things, but gave up in the end and ebayed them.

Some people never get it, but most get it in the left pedal it seems. Must have something to do
with putting feet down when coming to a stop.

Anyway, I have heard of it going away on its own, but you will probably

get

Quoted message said:

1000's of replies in sympathy.

best of luck... "Phillip Stevens" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I've Look free arc pedals, combined with Sidi shoes from 2002.

Recently the left (only) combo has started to creak like a old door when

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

dig deep.

Removed the cleat plated and cleaned, tightened till I couldn't any

more.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Tightened and loosened the adjusting screw on the Sidi's to both ends

and

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

middle.Removed the pedal plate from axle, checked for grease and refitted. Removed, greased,
adjusted centre bracket. And tightened cranks to the max.

Creak...Creak...Creak... I can feel it in my shoe, driving me slowly mad.

Where can that noise be coming from? Any hints, please?

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Look on the back of the cleat under the lip. You will see shiny black areas where the pedal clamp
has polished the plastic. Take a knife and lightly scrape away the polished part. Just a light
touch is all that is needed, you don't remove very much plastic at all. That solved it for me.
Whenever I start to hear the onset of creaks again, I just give the cleat a quick scrape which
usually last for several hundred miles.

OR

Armor All. Ends look pedal creak. Apply to pedals and to cleats. Reapply after they start to creak
again. It kind of builds up on plastic and produces a protective coating. Works like a charm.

Two answers I'll be trying. Thanks.

"Me" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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hi, welcome to Look pedal squeaking hell. I posted a similar message 3 months ago when mine
started creaking after about 10 miles.

Do a google search for "look pedal creak" under groups and you will find years of debate.

My creak only went away when I squirted the pedal with my waterbottle

during

Quoted message said:

a ride (sort of a lubrication thing) but would come back in about 5 mins.

I tried new cleats, roughing up the cleats, removing the rubber thingy,

most

Quoted message said:

things, but gave up in the end and ebayed them.

Some people never get it, but most get it in the left pedal it seems. Must have something to do
with putting feet down when coming to a stop.

Anyway, I have heard of it going away on its own, but you will probably

get

Quoted message said:

1000's of replies in sympathy.

best of luck... "Phillip Stevens" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I've Look free arc pedals, combined with Sidi shoes from 2002.

Recently the left (only) combo has started to creak like a old door when

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

dig deep.

Removed the cleat plated and cleaned, tightened till I couldn't any

more.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Tightened and loosened the adjusting screw on the Sidi's to both ends

and

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

middle.Removed the pedal plate from axle, checked for grease and refitted. Removed, greased,
adjusted centre bracket. And tightened cranks to the max.

Creak...Creak...Creak... I can feel it in my shoe, driving me slowly mad.

Where can that noise be coming from? Any hints, please?

phillip-<< I've Look free arc pedals, combined with Sidi shoes from 2002.

Recently the left (only) combo has started to creak like a old door when I dig deep.

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Spray the cleat and pedal with Armor-All, Pledge or something like this..walk carefully...

Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302
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From: [email hidden] (Qui si parla Campagnolo)

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Spray the cleat and pedal with Armor-All, Pledge or something like this..walkcarefully...

If that doesn't work for some reason, a friend has this method: he uses a Dremel tool to remove the
dark spot that the cleat gets on the bottom in use. Light polish, not a grinding operation. Works
good. --Tom Paterson

Thanks for the tip.

Works, perfectly.

Now if I could only stop my knees from squeaking... life would be perfect
:-).

"Qui si parla Campagnolo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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phillip-<< I've Look free arc pedals, combined with Sidi shoes from 2002.

Recently the left (only) combo has started to creak like a old door when I dig deep.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

<BR><BR>

Spray the cleat and pedal with Armor-All, Pledge or something like

this..walk

Quoted message said:

carefully...

Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535 vecchios.comvecchios.comOpen ↗ "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"