Originally Posted by
moondance57
I don't remember seeing the spring. (I am at work now , can't go look at it) I saw the c-clip, but I don't figure that is the spring..... It does move in the pedal body, though. The pedal is dead flat, cleats mounted properly (flat, not over tightened). I pushed, stood, twisted, rocked, stomped.... you get the idea. I got the left clipped once or twice. In a half an hour. Foot slipped off and racked myself on the seat a couple of times, too. Couldn't clip them by hand with the shoe off, either.
Yes, on those the c clip is the 'spring'. It has to be able to move freely in the cleat in order for it to ramp over the lips of the pedal. If its binding , then your not getting into the pedal.
Check the screws holding the cleat to the shoe , make sure that the cleat adapter is 'exactly' the same shape as the bottom of the shoe and not contorting itself to it. Then make sure the cleat scews themselves are not cranked down hard enough to cause binding. That C Clip needs to be free to flex outward on both sides.