Can Teardrop pedals be rebuilt?

[RyanCr]

Hello Fearless Cyclists,

A set of teardrop pedals came on the wartime New World that I was given. The spindles on both pedals are badly bent. The pedal axle assembly, with the spindle, bearings, cups and shell, is pressed like a forged rivet, and is not obviously serviceable.

Are there options to restore these pedals?

• Are axle assemblies available?
• Can axle assemblies be scavenged from other pedals?
• Are there threaded spindles available?

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experience and advice,

Ryan

 

[HEMI426]

I just took a pr. of girls pedals with bad threads and gritty bearings and made them into boys by taking a good set WF Boys pedals using bolts, blocks, and shafts, put them together, they spin fine. You could do the same with a good set. Good luck.

 

[RyanCr]

Thank you MOPAR fan (426 Hemi !!!),

From your experience, the axle assembly was transferable to the teardrop endplates that you had. I'll give it a try and hope to get lucky.

Nice bike! What is the tank at the front of the rear rack?

RC

 

[Drosentreter]

Thank you MOPAR fan (426 Hemi !!!),

From your experience, the axle assembly was transferable to the teardrop endplates that you had. I'll give it a try and hope to get lucky.

Nice bike! What is the tank at the front of the rear rack?

RC

Not mine, but I believe it to be a battery box for the headlight.

 

[STRADALITE]

Not mine, but I believe it to be a battery box for the headlight.

It also houses the horn.