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Title: DX bearings, what size & how many?
Post by: griff on February 28, 2016, 07:15 PM

Managed to drop a load of the bearings from my dismantled DX pedals in a pile of crap (not actual crap) on the garage floor. Found some, but probably not all of them.
Does anyone know off hand how many there should be in total? Also what size they are as I might need to try and find somewhere that sells them ::)

Many thanks in advance for any info

Title: Re: DX bearings, what size & how many?
Post by: rodriguez on February 28, 2016, 07:31 PM

Possibly 3/32, I used these on pedals recently but they were Suntour, says Shimano use 3/32 sjs's page below.

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/5-32-inch-freeway-balls-pack-of-52-prod2834/

http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/p38906/3/32-inch-Diameter-Grade-100-Hardened-52100-Chrome-Steel-Ball-Bearings/product_info.html

Title: Re: DX bearings, what size & how many?
Post by: griff on February 28, 2016, 09:41 PM

Thanks  :daumenhoch:

Anyone know how many per pedal? I seem to recall there were 22 in my other set. I'll admit to not really fancying pulling them apart just to count them, since they were fiddly bastards to set up properly

Title: Re: DX bearings, what size & how many?
Post by: 58 delray on February 29, 2016, 09:50 AM

Quote from: griff on February 28, 2016, 09:41 PM

Thanks  :daumenhoch:

Anyone know how many per pedal? I seem to recall there were 22 in my other set. I'll admit to not really fancying pulling them apart just to count them, since they were fiddly bastards to set up properly

general rule with bearings is that there should be a small gap between them, so dont fill up the race so that they are tight against each other all the way round, put them in and leave a small gap between the first and last ones if that makes sense

Title: Re: DX bearings, what size & how many?
Post by: Gary72 on March 05, 2016, 11:02 PM

Sweep the floor with a magnet, should find most of them.
If not do what delay says and just fill up one pedal race and count how many you need

Title: Re: DX bearings, what size & how many?
Post by: Howser on March 13, 2016, 10:05 AM

Just seen this thread - are you all sorted now Griff?  I'm pretty sure I've got some spare somewhere.


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Title: Re: DX bearings, what size & how many?
Post by: Ady on May 07, 2016, 11:09 AM

If it helps
Just striped a set last week and 11 each end so 22 per pedal  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: DX bearings, what size & how many?
Post by: Ady on May 07, 2016, 11:15 AM

And the bearings are the same size as the mx pedals as planning on swooping the spindles for a smaller set off the mx fistblump