Rebuilding Campy pedals
02-22-21, 06:44 PM
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Rebuilding Campy pedals
I’m in the process of rebuilding my top of the line mid-1980’s Bianchi with the original Campy components. I’m having a difficult time with rebuilding the quill pedals as the outboard ball bearings either fall down the tapered spindle or pop out when I screw the bearing cone down. The outboard bearing race is very shallow and wide compared to the inboard race which is deep and narrow. I’ve watched YouTube folks and I’m doing the same procedures but those pedals are not Campy. Anybody have any tricks to suggest?
02-22-21, 07:04 PM
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Use a light weight grease to hold the bearings in place during the re-build. HTH, Smiles, MH
02-22-21, 07:27 PM
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Grease the race in the pedal then add the bearing balls, they'll stick in the grease. Double check that you have the correct number of balls in each race. Hold the pedal outside down, then insert the greased spindle, then screw on the cone. But it's been a while. Nice pedals. Maybe this helps some:
servicing old campy pedals (with cone wrench?)
servicing old campy pedals (with cone wrench?)
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My trick is when adding the cone to hold it stationary WRT the pedal body. This way there's no relative rotation between the cone and the balls sitting in the grease, so no churning up of the balls. Now the spindle must be fully inserted so it's rotation (during the cone pull up) won't mess up that element of balls.
BTW many Campy pedals have a tiny hole in the dust cap that can be a grease injection port if you have a needle tipped grease g u n. Andy
BTW many Campy pedals have a tiny hole in the dust cap that can be a grease injection port if you have a needle tipped grease g u n. Andy
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02-23-21, 06:51 PM
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Back in the day that's what made Campy grease pretty helpful...it was sticky. Kept the balls in place while you assembled things back together. I still have my own personal tub/jar of Campy grease. I don't use it anymore though. Rumor was that it was made from Sperm whale oil, Unicorn horn extract and Leprechaun snot. In a jam you could butter toast with it. 
