Mad honk,

I finished the first pedal with just enough light to put away my tools. This was a tremendous help.

They spun really nicely but knowing what the bottom bracket and headset looked like, I knew it needed to be done. As you can see, the grease was solidifying in many places. I’m glad I repacked them before putting mileage on them.






The races were clean but I did find one spot of putting. Hopefully it won’t chew up the balls. I inspected each one and they were all clean. No gouge marks and no burn marks. I used a piece of a TP roll bent strategically to clean behind the dust cap. Worked very well and no chance of harming anything.

Reassembly was a breeze. Getting the balanced between tight on the balls and slop took a little back and forth but so does most everything. No matter. Here it is repacked before dust cap. I’ll totally keep my eye out for that tool next time I go to a swap meet.


I’ll do the next pedal tomorrow! Along with the hardware store for longer bolts and the bike shop for a valve adapter! I love tricks like that! Thanks again mad honk! I appreciate you taking the time to lay this out.