Tech Talks: Pedal Service, Presented by Park Tool - Video

 LOL, is it April Fools Day already .... one does not service a Shimano pedal, they just keep spinning year after year, hit after hit. Now with the Crankbrothers pedals though .... let's just say that those users should be very skilled at servicing and replacing bearings on their pedals!

 How to service crank brothers pedals:

Step 1: remove from bicycle.
Step 2: deposit in nearest trash bin or scrap metal bucket.
Step 3: Replace with XTs, which don't even require that silly shimano tool.

 Had the privi to meet Calvin at Cyclofest in Charlotte.....awesome guy, running a killer display trailer. Thank's Calvin for swinging by the Bikin' Dads Adventures bike rodeo, hanging with the crew and the encouraging words in moving forward. Keep up the awesomeness! #ParkTool @pinkbikeaudience

 More How-To videos like this, please! (I tried to come up with the usual snarkiness that is expected here but failed. Sorry! This really is good stuff.)

 I'm sick of Park Tools pedaling their wares on this site.

 I was going to buy the cheap shimano tool to disassemble my pedals (same as the white ones in the video), but since there was a creaking problem with no play in the pedal, I decided on a ghetto solution that worked really well.

I drilled a very small hole in the splined plastic sleeve that the releases the pedal axle. I drilled between the plastic spline and the pedal body, about half way between the two, and only large enough to get my needle head grease gun to get in there. There's a few millimeters between the inner surface of the sleeve and the axle, so there's a channel to push grease through. I pump a bunch of light grease (slickoleum) through, and rotate axle, tap the pedal on it's end, rotate axle, push more grease... repeat. Then sealed the hole with a small band of gorilla tape and a really small cable tie. You can barely see that it's ghetto fixed, and the pedal has lasted as long as it originally did before creaking.

I fixed all 6 of my pedals this way, works great. Not a fix for a loose axle though. I still haven't encountered that in the 4 years of owning these.

 I don't think i've ever serviced my spuds in many many years of riding. Still going strong with no play.

 I service my XT pedals every 6 months, I only use 2 tools and grease. (Spanner & Allen Key)
I only clean the pedal body, and put in new grease, the new grease pushes the old grease out of the bearings when you screw them back in.
I have about 6,000kms on my current set with no issues.

Also buy marine grease for an auto store, $5.00 worth of grease will be enough for a lifetime of services.

 For all those people who say something like "I don't need to maintain my pedals I just replace them" or "shimano XTR works for ages"... This video is interesting, useful and awesome! Because of my riding style I have a flat pedals. I have been riding them for 3 or 4 years already without maintain at all. But I watched the video with big interest anyway! So thanks ParkTools for all those videos you film for us I always watch them with interest.

PS: humor is awesome

 I once tried to service my shimano DX pedals, i screwed it up so badly my friend had to redo it, and even then, it accelerated the process of buying new pedals

 I've had my fair share of issues with older generation CB pedals but the last few generations have been super solid for me. My DH and Enduro Mallets have been running strong with lots of use and no service.

 I just retired my old SPDs that I inherited from the early 90's. They had never been serviced and were only retired because I wanted a slightly larger platform. Now i've got some shimano trail pedals and I bet they'll last just as long.

 I only use the red shimano 636s. You know the Godfather of all clipless. I still have an original red pair from 1995, and several other red ones. I've tried other pedals but all they do is BREAK in 6 months.

 idk u guys but i loove this tech videos ,they are like presents in a xmass morning lol i really like them keep them coming pb!!

 "And these are all the tools you'll need to service a Crank Brothers pedal" Yea f' that. Shimano's last for years and at least XT's are easy af to rebuild,

 Great for those learning basic maintenance and getting to know contact points

 Servicing Crankbrothers what a joke. Crankbrothers are Avids among the pedals.

 Ive got cheap end Shimano pedals which have had for like man 10 years!!! Think if or when they finally go, just buy another set as cheap enough to do so.

 NYC freeride glory hole pedals - 10 years old and spin like brand new.