Pedal click - how do I stop it from coming back?
05-25-14, 12:58 PM
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Pedal click - how do I stop it from coming back?
I keep getting the once-a-crank-revolution click that comes from the pedals under load. I take the pedals off, clean the threads and grease them, then reinstall and tighten and it goes away. For maybe two months. Then it comes back. I have to loosen and retighten the pedals to make it stop. What gives? Could this be used as another excuse to upgrade my crankset?
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I keep getting the once-a-crank-revolution click that comes from the pedals under load. I take the pedals off, clean the threads and grease them, then reinstall and tighten and it goes away. For maybe two months. Then it comes back. I have to loosen and retighten the pedals to make it stop. What gives? Could this be used as another excuse to upgrade my crankset?
Otherwise, usually no need to remove and regrease. Simply loosen a hair and "floss" around the mating surfaces with a piece of string and retighten.
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So the click comes from where the crank face meets the flat part of the pedal bolt thingy?
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This is a case where the cure confirms the diagnosis. The face that you solve it the way you do, says that's the case.
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