Pedals making a crunchy/clicky sound yet spin smoothly. Salvageable?

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Fine day to be a spanner

Yep get some popcorn, get comfy.

 

[drystonepaul]

Take a look here: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads...ime-time-how-to-updated-september-2010.53227/

Specifically:

https://www.rideandrepair.co.uk/maintenance_guides/MBUK_Pedals_January_1994.jpg

Or perhaps:

https://www.rideandrepair.co.uk/maintenance_guides/MBUK_Injection_June_1994.jpg

 

[PhillB]

I had a similar situation on my Kuwahara recently. After taking the pedals apart, changing the bearings and re-greasing, I discovered It was the saddle. #justsaying

 

[Gtpulse]

I foresee a “should a pedal spin freely after being greased” thread in our futures…..

 

[Gtpulse]

I had a similar situation on my Kuwahara recently. After taking the pedals apart, changing the bearings and re-greasing, I discovered It was the saddle. #justsaying

Had the same issue on my modern bike, was quite happy to blame the bottom bracket until I worked it out!

 

[retrobiker273891]

It was a simple fix in this case. I rammed some grease in there and did not notice any noise and have been on a several hour ride.

I did on the other hand encounter a brutal 25% hill which wiped me out. Even 14 gear inch did little to take the sting out of that!

 

[PhillB]

It was a simple fix in this case. I rammed some grease in there and did not notice any noise and have been on a several hour ride.

I did on the other hand encounter a brutal 25% hill which wiped me out. Even 14 gear inch did little to take the sting out of that!

Good news!

(You should get an eBike for those hills (only joking))

 

[retrobiker273891]

Good news!

(You should get an eBike for those hills (only joking))

Thanks, you have inspired me...I will start a new thread about how to convert this one to ebike.

 

[greencat]

Pedals will spin freely even without any bearings in them. Friend of mine had some old Sakae's of mine - and when the cups were pitted, and the axles too they started making crunching sounds and being stiff to turn - so he simply dumped the remains of the bearings out. The pedals were loose, and wobbled but he did hundreds of miles touring on them without further issue.