Great article about this on EcoVelo not too long ago http://www.ecovelo.info/2010/05/27/click-click-click/
And the link referenced with the blow by blow of how to do it, different kind of MKS pedal but I think the process would be roughly the same for your sneakers http://stankertanker.blogspot.com/2008/12/mks-touring-pedal-dismay-and-rebuild.html Word to the wise- disassemble carefully, like put the pedal within a large plastic lid with a ridge while working on it, so that when (not if) a bearing gets away from you it can't go far ;-) - that is what I should have done. Ryan On Oct 3, 9:12 pm, Philip Williamson <[email protected]> wrote: > Buy some grease. Get into the pedal and put a lot of grease on the > bearings. Put it back together. There's a little bit of a learning > curve on 'how tight is too tight,' but if you go 'hey, that's too > tight,' just back it off a bit. > > Fai Mao is correct, though - clicking usually indicates looseness. > Squeeking is a sign of no lubrication. Do both -tighten up the pedals > and grease them. You might make sure the cranks are on tight, too. > > Greasing the pedals usually takes a small socket wrench, and maybe a > screwdriver to pop off a dustcap. > Tightening them takes either a pedal wrench or a hex wrench, depending > on the design. > Tightening the cranks might take a socket (14mm?) or a hex wrench > (large), again, depending on the design. > > Philip Williamsonwww.biketinker.com > > On Oct 3, 12:55 pm, Powderpiggy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > So I am a bike maintenance novice....although I am committed to > > learning to do it myself. I have been riding for 25+ years and have > > logged thousands of miles, but I am embarrassed to say that the most > > I have ever done to my bike is change the tires/tubes/rim tape, clean > > the chain, replace the chain (though that didn't work out very well > > for me) and lube the chain. Everything else I have left to the > > professionals. > > > But I am turning over a new leaf and intend to figure it out. Which > > brings me to my sneaker pedals. They are very new (i.e. less than > > 300 miles). But on a trip through the B.C's Gulf Islands last month, > > I rode through three days of continuous rain. I live in a dry climate > > and am also a newbie at crappy weather. > > > After that trip, every-time I ride the left sneaker pedal had > > developed a super annoying clicking noise, and the more pressure I put > > on the pedal the more it clicks (probably twice a revolution). I am > > thinking that maybe dirt/grime/whatever got in during the rain. Not > > sure what to do about this, can I take it apart and lubricate? Can you > > tell me how? > > > Keely- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
