Sorry for dragging this out, everyone. I just remembered to mention that when you are tightening the bearing cone, you want to position it so that it doesn't cause friction. However, you don't want it loose to the point where there is play along the axle. If it's too loose, the pedal cage will jiggle along the axle. Note, too, that when you tighten the retaining nut, the bearing cone may tighten just a bit more. So, it's a little process of finding the right position for the bearing cone so that when you tighten the retaining nut, you don't feel friction, and the pedal doesn't have any play along the axle.
Whew. Okay, I'm done on this, I promise :) Lee SF, CA On May 23, 7:03 am, Lee <leec...@gmail.com> wrote: > On May 22, 1:46 pm, Mike S <mikeshalj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > that they are such a sweet pedal, despite the flaws. I think my > > problem may be an overly tight outermost nut as mentioned, as my main > > objective in doing this was to eliminate the substantial play that was > > in the pedal, while also getting a fresh greasing in. > > Hi Mike. I just re-read your post and wanted follow up regarding the > outermost retaining nut. When you're re-assembling the outer bearings, > you cap them with the bearing cone, slotted washer, and outermost > retaining nut in that order (from the bearings out to the dust cap). > Here's a pic: > > http://tinyurl.com/3baqdh6 > > I screw down the bearing cone until I can feel some friction when > spinning the axle. Then, I back it off just a hair until it spins > smoothly. Next, you throw on the washer and then screw down the > outermost retaining nut. You want to make sure this outer nut is > tightened securely. > > I just wanted to make sure I communicated that correctly as I may not > have in my initial post. I've seen a pedal failure live and in person > and it was not a good sight! > > Best, > Lee > SF, CA On May 23, 7:03 am, Lee <leec...@gmail.com> wrote: > On May 22, 1:46 pm, Mike S <mikeshalj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > that they are such a sweet pedal, despite the flaws. I think my > > problem may be an overly tight outermost nut as mentioned, as my main > > objective in doing this was to eliminate the substantial play that was > > in the pedal, while also getting a fresh greasing in. > > Hi Mike. I just re-read your post and wanted follow up regarding the > outermost retaining nut. When you're re-assembling the outer bearings, > you cap them with the bearing cone, slotted washer, and outermost > retaining nut in that order (from the bearings out to the dust cap). > Here's a pic: > > http://tinyurl.com/3baqdh6 > > I screw down the bearing cone until I can feel some friction when > spinning the axle. Then, I back it off just a hair until it spins > smoothly. Next, you throw on the washer and then screw down the > outermost retaining nut. You want to make sure this outer nut is > tightened securely. > > I just wanted to make sure I communicated that correctly as I may not > have in my initial post. I've seen a pedal failure live and in person > and it was not a good sight! > > Best, > Lee > SF, CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
