I have a set of Time ATAC Alium pedals that are about 8 months old. Use them on a daily commuter.

For a couple weeks now the pedals have been sqeaking pretty badly, at first it seemed only under high pedal forces, but now they squeak if I just turn them with my hand while the bike is stationary.

I would assume that these pedals should have sealed bearings?

I thought about just dropping some chain lube in the pedal spindle area, as the sound does not really sound like a bearing problem, but rather a plastic squeak, like maybe a seal or something?

So, should I just drop some lube in there, or should I think about trying to overhaul the pedal?

Anyone else experience this issue before?