Originally Posted by
wschruba
It was not my intention to imply that there was too much grease, simply that the purging is the likely culprit. Shimano specifies a 1/3 fill inside the pedal body, which would, as you noted, purge grease during the initial use.
For my pedals, I've often noted a displaced seal that refuses to stay in place; the grease inside does not seem terribly different from the other pedal during my 6-12 month checkup period.
FWIW, OP, you can take that part number on the exploded view to any bike shop with a Shimano account, and order a replacement part.
Sorry if I miss understood your earlier post. About the part availability- Shimano does a great job at providing product info/replacement part numbers. However info is not always an indicator of a part being in stock. Like any business Shimano makes choices as to what to actually make available in the after market chain WRT what will sell. Without actually checking I wouldn't assume the seal is available, hopefully yes but... Andy.