Meteor Pedal Overhaul

[TieDye]

Good tip Rudy.

 

[pedalpower17]

Here is a tid bit of info.for ya

Hey Rudy, thanks for the suggestion. I just reviewed the Dualco website and think this might be a good solution. On the side of the pedal that threads into the crank arm, the opening to inject any lubricant is less than a millimeter. Very tight. The Dualco site doesn't indicate the diameter of the nozzle opening. Can you offer your best guess? One mm? If I can't inject grease into that end, I was thinking of just oozing some Phil's Tenacious Oil into it. The bike will likely be ridden occasionally, but not a lot.

 

[rusty.kirkpatrick]

Thanks. Any special tool you use for injecting grease into such tight space?

I’ve put grease in a syringe with a big gauge needle and injected it all around in there, after a good degreasing though.

 

[Andrew Gorman]

You can get large bore needles at a farm supply store. I usually just clean out the pedal and squirt in some aerosol white grease. It comes out of the can quite liquid and can be shaken down to the outboard bearings.

 

[pedalpower17]

I usually just clean out the pedal and squirt in some aerosol white grease. It comes out of the can quite liquid and can be shaken down to the outboard bearings.

Thanks, Andrew. That sounds like maybe the simplest option, especially for pedals that won't be ridden many miles.

 

[Autocycleplane]

 

[pedalpower17]

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Just when I thought I had my plan, another cool option. A quick internet search indicates that the injector is the Manitou Microlube, used for mountain bike suspensions. $17 and screws right onto your existing tube of Park or Phil grease. Thanks, Autocycleplane

 

[pedalpower17]

I usually just clean out the pedal and squirt in some aerosol white grease.

Andrew, I took your recommendations of white lithium grease in an aerosol can. The 70-year-old pedals are working great. Thanks. - Mike

 

[Andrew Gorman]

Yay! Another bike back on the road.

 

[TieDye]

I went to a local farm supply store where they sell chainsaws. They had a grease gun with a super tiny end on it and it's spring loaded and comes preloaded with grease. It cost $4.99. You put the end in the tiny gap and push and grease comes out. It was designed to fit in the super tiny grease hole in the end of chain saw bars.