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EggBeater Failu me, too
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Zoot Katz wrote: The pedals were purchased in October 2002 so Crank Bros. don't have to honour the two year warranty though I'm hopeful they may offer a solution. I do like the pedals and they always attract comments. I think the original design of the Crank pedals had known problems with the bearings. Crank changed the design to be more durable in the second model year. I seem to recall upgrade kits being made available, though it may be too late in your case. New Crank pedals can be had for $50 now days (try Performance or Nashbar); that may be a better deal than trying to repair yours. |
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did your colarbone ever heal......???
"?" ?@?.? wrote in message ... Same thing happended to me a few weeks back. The pedal body came off the spindle. This set of egg beaters was only a few months old (purchased Dec '04). It came off without warning. Luckily I was peddling in the saddle at the time. Prior to that, I owned another pair of eggbeaters. I used them for about 2 years (when they 1st hit the market) without any problem. One of these pedals was lost in a crash. My crank arm snapped and so did my collerbone. The pedal and crank were left behind while I was carted off by ambulance. Hence the needs for a new set of pedals.. Anyway, the crankbrothers customer service experience was excellent for me. They shipped back to me the next day my repaired pedal as well as another pedal (gratis) so I now have two pairs of pedals. Good stuff. Some other comments a the original (stainless steel) model I have required a 5mm hex wrench and had metal dust caps. The newer pair uses 8mm hex wrench (less desirable/convenient) and plastic dust caps, to save weight I guess. The internal design for both looks the same as far as I can tell. On first thought, it is troubling to think that it's a tiny (5mm, IIRC) retaining bolt that holds the pedal body to the spindle. Then again the same was true for the (traditional, not eggbeater licensed) Look pedals I rode for years without any problem. Chaulk it up to someone in the factory not applying enough torque to my eggbeater pedal, I reckon. C'est la vie! |
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EggBeater Failure
This has happened to me with Shimano 737 pedals multiple times but I
used them five to six times a week for years. This also just happened to me with the original EggBeaters but they sell rebuild kits for the older models and once you get the brass bushing out of the body ( they will do this for the cost of shipping it to them) it's pretty easy to rebuild. |
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Zoot Katz wrote:
In this case the bearing itself came apart. The outer race and balls are still in the pedal body. The inner race stayed on the spindle held by that dinky lookin' screw and blue Locktite. On mine it's a dinky lookin' nut with nylon insert. Comes out with a spin-tite. Pressing the remainder of the bearing out of the body is going to be a challenge without the inner race. It's not that tight of a fit. You probably will be able to get it out by tapping the body on a workbench or prying it out with a chip lifter (looks like a dinky crowbar - used for electronics). The pedals were purchased in October 2002 so Crank Bros. don't have to honour the two year warranty though I'm hopeful they may offer a solution. I do like the pedals and they always attract comments. They sell a rebuild kit, but in their warranty information, if you give a good enough explanation of what happened, even out of warranty, they may even ship you the rebuild kit gratis. Tech tip: Don't bother with the grease fitting. Just unscrew the end cap, unscrew the nut, pull the pedal off, wipe spindle clean, degrease chemically or ultrasound the bearing, push grease into the bearing with your thumb, use a swab to get grease on the bushing, and put some grease on the spindle for good measure, slide the body back on with the bearing, tighten nut, put dustcap back on. Done. For a grease, I would recommend something water resistant, like Texaco Starplex. -- BMO |
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In article , C wrote: In article , Zoot Katz wrote: The pedals were purchased in October 2002 so Crank Bros. don't have to honour the two year warranty though I'm hopeful they may offer a solution. I do like the pedals and they always attract comments. I think the original design of the Crank pedals had known problems with the bearings. Crank changed the design to be more durable in the second model year. I seem to recall upgrade kits being made available, though it may be too late in your case. New Crank pedals can be had for $50 now days (try Performance or Nashbar); that may be a better deal than trying to repair yours. _ This same failure happen with my newer design candy's yesterday. However, I noticed it before it totally slipped off and rescrewing the dust cap back in at least keep the pedal together for the final 10 miles of a century. I was pretty cautious on those last ten miles though. _ It makes me wonder if the dust cap is somehow invovled in keeping the bearing in place. Could a loose dust cap cause this failure? I was pretty surprised that the pedal was still usable with the outboard bearing trashed and I have no real idea why retightening the dust cap stopped the pedal from slipping off the axle and removed the half inch of play that was in the pedal. _ Booker C. Bense -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBQvY1mWTWTAjn5N/lAQFhkwP+O+uQX2WIxQRFKnqwHs3sGxjgnFuXLl6U dvUvmHmC97op3IkJRUyEahSv+DnMwAhZchcyHHgEE94ZWKl8W0 YXUoPq+0ACJIDU w+uRqtu+QMQ2g/6APBq2h+76vU0mKd8mo/P4HPzGaRxV9mzpIJ0hpKl0SoJRchOh o5m+UFo6GwA= =Dlf+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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EggBeater Failu me, too
Fri, 05 Aug 2005 19:20:40 -0400, 8uSIe.9411$MZ6.8622@lakeread01,
"Boyle M. Owl" responded, in part to my: Pressing the remainder of the bearing out of the body is going to be a challenge without the inner race. It's not that tight of a fit. You probably will be able to get it out by tapping the body on a workbench or prying it out with a chip lifter (looks like a dinky crowbar - used for electronics). With a screw driver, I was not successful in getting it out all the way. It only raised it off the seat and my dental picks weren't strong enough to fully pry it out. I finally bumped it out, from the inboard side, using one leg of a Park Tool SPA-2 pin spanner. The pedals were purchased in October 2002 so Crank Bros. don't have to honour the two year warranty though I'm hopeful they may offer a solution. I do like the pedals and they always attract comments. They sell a rebuild kit, but in their warranty information, if you give a good enough explanation of what happened, even out of warranty, they may even ship you the rebuild kit gratis. E-mail from Crank Brothers' customer service said they'd send me new bearings on warranty. That seems a fair enough, though cheap, buy-out of a potentially litigious situation presuming somebody got hurt due to defects in their material or design. One thing I noticed when first digging into the pedal were the metal bits under the hollow rubber dust plug. I'm betting evidence of metal bits could be taken as a precursor to imminent bearing failure. Tonight I pulled the plugs of four other pedals and found no metallic swarf on a magnet passed around inside the body. I think a regular pedal inspection might be prudent whenever oiling the chain. -- zk |
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EggBeater Failu me, too
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Zoot Katz wrote: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 19:20:40 -0400, 8uSIe.9411$MZ6.8622@lakeread01, "Boyle M. Owl" responded, in part to my: Pressing the remainder of the bearing out of the body is going to be a challenge without the inner race. It's not that tight of a fit. You probably will be able to get it out by tapping the body on a workbench or prying it out with a chip lifter (looks like a dinky crowbar - used for electronics). With a screw driver, I was not successful in getting it out all the way. It only raised it off the seat and my dental picks weren't strong enough to fully pry it out. I finally bumped it out, from the inboard side, using one leg of a Park Tool SPA-2 pin spanner. The pedals were purchased in October 2002 so Crank Bros. don't have to honour the two year warranty though I'm hopeful they may offer a solution. I do like the pedals and they always attract comments. They sell a rebuild kit, but in their warranty information, if you give a good enough explanation of what happened, even out of warranty, they may even ship you the rebuild kit gratis. E-mail from Crank Brothers' customer service said they'd send me new bearings on warranty. That seems a fair enough, though cheap, buy-out of a potentially litigious situation presuming somebody got hurt due to defects in their material or design. Sometimes a company gets bad equipment from their supplier. No, they are no less liable, but perhaps less culpable. -- Michael Press |
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