PatrickGSR94

I just recently put some Shimano PD-A530 double-sided platform/SPD pedals on my bike. Bought them brand new. Shortly after I started using them I noticed some grease had come out where the pedal spindle threads into the pedal platform. Both pedals. I wiped it clean, but then some weeks later noticed some more grease had built up around the same area.

Is this normal for new pedals or is there something wrong happening? Is it something I need to address?

ShartRate

I think it's pretty normal, I just had the same thing happen with 2 new sets of Shimano pedals. I think it just means that they put a lot more grease in than necessary. Once the spindle starts turning I think some gets pushed out, no biggie.

FBinNY 

It seems thet manufacturers and individuals are of two minds here.

Some are skimpy with grease when assembling bearings, while others, pack quite a bit in.

I prefer the latter, though the excess will weep out early on. The skimpy crowd rarely has the weeping, but they get to weep layer when they open the bearing and find it's rusting.

skoda2

+1 big time!!!!

Andrew R Stewart 

After doing bearing C&C work I tell my customers that they will nee to wipe off the grease that weeps out. Andy.

Andrew R Stewart 

Let's try "Clean and Grease" Andy.

Bill Kapaun

Congrats!
You actually bought something with adequate grease.
Certainly not the norm it seems.
Think of the peace of mind you now have.

black771

I have 5 sets of shimano 105 pedals. They all spew grease in the beginning, HOWEVER, the one pedal that spewed the most actually had the bearings mis-adjusted from the factory. I would check the pedals for play in any direction. You can do it by simply grabbing the pedal and trying to turn it in any direction other then its normal rotation and check for looseness. I couldn't feel the loose bearings when the pedal was off the bike. I had to buy the little plastic tool to take apart the pedals and rebuild them. 1 pedal out of 10 isn't too bad I guess.

PatrickGSR94

I started getting a fairly loud click on the left side pedal when mashing with my old no-name SPD pedals, and I could definitely feel the play in the left pedal. That's why I ended up replacing them with these new Shimano pedals.

black771

For the future, they can be rebuilt fairly easily so don't be afraid to dig into it. For the lower line of pedals you will need the little plastic tool to remove the spindle. Its only about $5 on ebay though.

PatrickGSR94

Actually the no-name SPD pedals have hex flats on them for removing the spindle. Any chance I could rebuild those?

black771

Absolutely. Oddly the upper level Shimanos only need a correct sized cone wrench to remove the axle. Sounds like the no-names are similar. Once apart you should see a regular nut on the other end to set the bearing play. Remove it completely to clean and rebuild it. The bearings are tiny so put a rag down to catch anything that falls out of the pedal when taking it apart. Clean it up, reassemble, set a semi firm bearing end play, fill the pedal body 1/3 to 1/2 way full of waterproof grease and reinsert the axle.

Be aware that the end play can be tough to get right on the first try. I would recommend doing one pedal at a time as a reference and test the end with the pedal on the bike before doing the second pedal.

PatrickGSR94

oookay so the clicking I was hearing from my right crank arm seems to be getting worse. And just last night I noticed my right side A530 pedal has a little bit of play in it. Haven't even had them on the bike 2 months now, ordered from Amazon. Perhaps try to get them replaced?

fietsbob

consider your self lucky, usually its .. use the absolute minimum, Grease..

because a million of anything ,if you can lower the cost by portion control per
serving ... is a path to increased profits.

cny-bikeman

Pedal play is usually not the cause of clicking. With pedals, other than them not being tight on the crank arm, it's usually a joint somewhere, sometimes a cleat problem.

FBinNY 

they're not dead until you confirm by testing a different pair and seeing if they're quiet. Also reinstall to make sure it wasn't simply a thread issue.

Also, know that "pedal" clicking isn't the pedal but the pedal/shoe cleat interface.

Pedals do wear out, but it takes a while, and IME for every decent pedal that wore out, 50 clicked for other reasons.