Originally Posted by
BigChief
Those pedals are particularly bad. It's one of the unfortunate cost cutting changes Raleigh made in the 70s. I've been using 9/16 MKS Touring pedals on any of the 3 speeds I put any real mileage on. But the wobble is more likely due to a bent crank than the pedal. If you swap the pedals and the wobble is still there, don't be discouraged, it's not a difficult repair. A bit time consuming, but not difficult.
Double plus good on the MKS pedals.
I have a couple of bikes with the "bad" pedals on them but the bikes are so complete and original that I've chosen to leave them on.
Any bikes that are ridden on a regular basis have the MKS rubber block pedals.