Thread: Old Shimano SPD M-515 pedals
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Old 03-12-25 | 09:36 AM
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pepperbelly
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Originally Posted by Iride01
They probably will be fine. As long as the mechanism that holds the cleat is in good working order, then the bearings for the spindle might only need to be lubed every so often. And maybe the bearings be adjusted. But that takes a careful hand as the adjustment is miniscule on the bearings even more so than on cup and cone wheel bearings, IMO. And the bearings are teeny tiny. So don't lose any.

You'll need that Shimano TL-PD40 tool or equivalent third party tool to lube the spindle and bearings though.

The exploded view
https://si.shimano.com/en/pdfs/ev/PD...M515-1830B.pdf

Shimano's service instructions
https://si.shimano.com/en/pdfs/si/42...000-00-ENG.pdf

One place you can get the TL-PD40
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...s.php?id=28030

How to service...
https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/...pedal-overhaul


Your desire to stick your foot in the shoe of someone else is not something I'd do. I'd just get new. However I guess I did stick my feet in bowling shoes that had way more different feet in them than the used pair you are looking at. <grin>
You’re right about used shoes. New isn’t very expensive.

I found a pair of new old stock SPD 540 pedals for $50.00. How big of a step up would they be over my 515s?
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