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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Juju on May 16, 2009, 08:33 PM

Title: Talk to me about pedal spindles.
Post by: Juju on May 16, 2009, 08:33 PM

Got the opportunity to buy some nos Diamond Back pedals.   Seeing as I have 3 Diamond Backs, with 1 more frame and fork on the way, this is a good thing.  However, the pedals I want are only available in 9/16 and I plan on using them with a 1pc which requires a 1/2 thread guage.

How easy is it to get pedal spindles. Are pedal spindles fairly standard, and can I change one for the other? Is it easy? do I also need different size bearings?

Look forward to hearing from you guys.

Title: Re: Talk to me about pedal spindles.
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on May 16, 2009, 08:52 PM

 :) Don`t know how easy it is to get spindles,but have swapped loads over to get 9/16 &1/2 sets.Wellgo make shedloads of pedals for almost every other company these days & these can cost from as little as£8 new,good for donor parts.Halfrauds & some bike shops also sell replacement pedal bearing sets for not much £.

Title: Re: Talk to me about pedal spindles.
Post by: Juju on May 16, 2009, 09:25 PM

I suppose that  I've been imagining the spindles themselves are different - logically thinking, its only going to be the "threads" on the spindles that vary....  not the whole spindle *doh*!

Well I was never very practical....

Title: Re: Talk to me about pedal spindles.
Post by: g_lamb on May 16, 2009, 09:57 PM

is 9/16 bigger than 1/2?  :-[ If so they could be tap and die'd????  ???

Title: Re: Talk to me about pedal spindles.
Post by: sparky on May 16, 2009, 10:15 PM

Juju,

It depends on the pedals you want to change the spindles on, The DB MKS use standard MKS spindles and are different to the SR type pedal.

:daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Talk to me about pedal spindles.
Post by: Juju on May 17, 2009, 03:26 PM

Yep - its a pair of DB- MKS bm10 style pedals.

Are spindles for this type readilly available?

Title: Re: Talk to me about pedal spindles.
Post by: bobafett on May 17, 2009, 03:52 PM

Quote from: Juju on May 17, 2009, 03:26 PM

Yep - its a pair of DB- MKS bm10 style pedals.
Are spindles for this type readilly available?

I think you'd probably have to buy a set of standard MKS pedals swap your spindles over as required and then sell on the standard MKS pedals again with the swapped over spindles  ;)