There used to be a video on the VP website, but it's not there anymore. There is only a video for the Harrier rebuild. https://www.vpcomponents.com/vp-harrier-dh5-rebuild-instructions/ I didn't watch it, and you probably already found it, but if not, maybe that's helpful.
Paul On Friday, January 29, 2021 at 5:21:52 PM UTC-6 J Schwartz wrote: > Hello > Looking for some assistance re: VP-001 rebuilding.... > I've managed to find a VP-001 rebuild kit, but can't seem to find any info > online about how to go about rebuilding them. > Does anyone have info regarding that? > I've managed to take apart the offending pedal (the right one) and > successfully tapped out 2 bearings. > But I'm not sure about how get them back in...also I'm not sure if one is > different from the other and if one needs to go in first, etc. > There are also collar bushings in the rebuild kit, however no bushings > like that in my pedal body. > If you've done this successfully, I'd much appreciate to hear how it went > thanks > JS > > > On Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 5:29:34 AM UTC-4 spencer robinson wrote: > >> I did email Rivendell as I did not see the VP 001 rebuild kits listed but >> the other Spencer looked for me and found a few kits in stock. The rebuild >> is pretty straightforward and it just involved finding the right socket and >> pick to get the bushings out. The bearings are a sealed design. Easy to do >> and saved a set of pedals. I think the cost to rebuild them was worthwhile. >> >> On Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 11:00:52 AM UTC-4 Garth wrote: >> >>> >>> I have no idea if this helps or not, I take any pedal I buy apart >>> upon install and liberally apply grease in the axle. Enough that it oozes >>> out when it's back together. Knock on a Gorillas tree, everything has >>> worked perfectly. >>> >>> Some brands have very little grease from the factory. >>> >>> Before assuming the bearings are gone, if you hear noises just take it >>> apart and grease it very well. Try it out ! Grease is a great thing ! >>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4dd2be93-5454-44bf-8fd9-e5f48c9c664bn%40googlegroups.com.
