Originally Posted by
Homebrew01
Sounds like the bottom bracket is a bit loose. You can try the same test with your and, for better feel. Hold the pedal, put a little forward pressure on it, then push-pull the pedal toward the bike, and away from it. Do you feel any play ?
very very little . only while placing my fingers around the arm and not my whole hand around it did I notice a small bit of play . So you are saying it is the bracket opposed to the crank ? The whole thing needs to come apart right? And the full service is in order .