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Yes sir, i can resto - SHIMANO DX cha cha cha

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fischflo:
Plan: ... wanna make these shiny   ......strip strip, polish shiny --- girly route with the thinner strip


Problem nr 1: the fookin end caps.

Got new one, so could smash em in, but i got them out ....using a small flat screw driver à la Bigplinky or Minihaha. - The screwdriver is not ideal, cause it will pop through the plastic and leave a little hole - but that'll be in one of the 2 indentations, so no big deal i find. Better tool could be used, but i'm hectic




Trick is to rather turn the cap around rather than try to pop it out. After a few (...) turns one side of the cap will stick out a bit, and then you lever the thing up.
Worked fine with the 1st pedal. The second cap was stuck however --- so i searched and found this trick -forgot who said it :-X-, but you just pop the pedal in the oven for 10 minutes and then you can probably get the turns done.

fischflo:
Step2: ...get the axles/spindles out.

This is what you see

There are two nuts to be removed. For the first you need  two wrenches ... one 11 and one 15 mm wide i think it was.
You tighten the 11 to the table, place the pedal over it, and then you twist the spindle off. Easy ::)


The "probem" is the second nut. It's to far down for a wrench, so you probably need a special tool. I however just used a blade sort of thing, with the right size to fit between the larger nut and the inside of the pedal. basically used in the same manner i used the 11 mm wrench - it holds the nut in place while i screw off the spindle.

fischflo:
...hello bearings :teef:

...and hello you bearings, too


i beg you: ... someone said it: place the pedals over something tray-like before you pull the spindles out.
I didn't, heard a thump; and spent 20 minutes looking for the missing bearing ball


Step 3: .... after removing the balls and the gunk, place em in a small container and spilll thinner all over em and leave em in there for caouple of days .... like i read here ->http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,166319.msg1664256/topicseen.html#msg1664256. Cheers meticulous


...lets see if it wörks :D

griff:
I used a socket spanner on the nut inside the pedal Fishy  :daumenhoch:

thebigdog:

--- Quote from: griff on December 11, 2013, 02:37 PM ---I used a socket spanner on the nut inside the pedal Fishy  :daumenhoch:

--- End quote ---

Going to say never had an issue with socket.
 :daumenhoch:

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