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Removing stuck SPD cleats
Hello, I have a 3-year old pair of SPD sandals, which have always had
the same cleats on them. I'm changing pedals and need to put on a different pair of cleats but 3 years of rain and mud seem to have taken their toll. I can't loosen any of the 4 bolts. What's the best way to remove the cleats? I've tried to get all the dirt out of the hex-heads, but my wrench still slips before the bolt turns. The bolt has gotten a little stripped now, which makes it even more difficult. Thanks, Sam |
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Hello, I have a 3-year old pair of SPD sandals, which have always had
the same cleats on them. I'm changing pedals and need to put on a different pair of cleats but 3 years of rain and mud seem to have taken their toll. I can't loosen any of the 4 bolts. What's the best way to remove the cleats? I've tried to get all the dirt out of the hex-heads, but my wrench still slips before the bolt turns. The bolt has gotten a little stripped now, which makes it even more difficult. In nearly all cases I've seen where customers can't get the bolts out, there's still debris (packed dirt & tiny rocks) at the base of the socket, preventing enough engagement of the allen wrench. Make sure you've literally scraped away everything you can, using something very sharp & pointy (actually, a small nail can work fine). You'd be amazed how much deeper those sockets are than you might think! If they really are messed up, you might try an impact wrench. They can often do wonders on stuck & mostly-wrecked bolts. An easy-out is the very last resort (tough to drill the hole needed to use them). --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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Sears sells a new version of screw extractor that worked well on just this
problem - SPD screws worn too shallow to allow engaging the hex wrench. wrote in message oups.com... Hello, I have a 3-year old pair of SPD sandals, which have always had the same cleats on them. I'm changing pedals and need to put on a different pair of cleats but 3 years of rain and mud seem to have taken their toll. I can't loosen any of the 4 bolts. What's the best way to remove the cleats? I've tried to get all the dirt out of the hex-heads, but my wrench still slips before the bolt turns. The bolt has gotten a little stripped now, which makes it even more difficult. Thanks, Sam |
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"Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote ...
If they really are messed up, you might try an impact wrench. They can often do wonders on stuck & mostly-wrecked bolts. An easy-out is the very last resort (tough to drill the hole needed to use them). What's an impact wrench (seriously). Is it another name of vise grips? JF -- http://spaces.msn.com/members/flomblog/ |
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"Jim Flom " wrote: What's an impact wrench (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The tool that's most commonly called an "impact wrench" is NOT the one you want. Most people referring to an impact wrench are talking about a pneumatic or electric scoket driver, like the ones used on auto wheel lug bolts. The kind of "impact wrench" you want is like a heavy screwdriver. You mount a square drive Allen wrench, hold the drive in one hand and twist counterclockwise. You then sock it really hard with a hammer, and it should break the screw loose. The difficulty you will have with this is that you need to back up the shoe sole with some kind of a rigid, heavy chuck of metal. Maybre, take it to a shoe repair and see if they'll let you slip it on one of their "lasts." |
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What's an impact wrench (seriously). Is it another name of vise grips?
Here's a really expensive one, from Snap-On http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000723.php But you can get cheaper versions for under $20 from Sears. --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA |
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Sam Huffman writes:
Hello, I have a 3-year old pair of SPD sandals, which have always had the same cleats on them. I'm changing pedals and need to put on a different pair of cleats but 3 years of rain and mud seem to have taken their toll. I can't loosen any of the 4 bolts. What's the best way to remove the cleats? I've tried to get all the dirt out of the hex-heads, but my wrench still slips before the bolt turns. The bolt has gotten a little stripped now, which makes it even more difficult. That's bad because the hex key is the best tool to remove the cleat. Next time be meticulous about getting the dirt out of the hex socket in the head of the screw before trying to loosen them. My experience is that the conical face of the flat head screws gets almost welded into place so that a long handled hex-key is needed to loosen them. When unscrewed, there is no indication that there was anything but a fine film of rust in the threads and conical seat. The next one I install will have anti seize compound in the interface. I always installed them with grease but somehow they have a way of getting rid of it by the time I get new shoes. That speaks well for the duration of my TO92 Shimano shoes. I am told that the next shoe will be a RT50's, the new name for that shoe. They don't show it on the Shimano web site yet, however. Jobst Brandt |
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