Retro pedals (without bearings?)

[MattDB]

Hi,

I have attached pictures of the pedals in question:

I'm having some pedal trouble - my left pedal started to 'squeak' on the way to work and on the way home this progressed to it locking briefly in the same position every revolution.

My first thought was to strip it down and re-grease everything but I'm not sure where to start on these. I'm not sure what they are so I've been having trouble locating any how-to guides on the net.

The bike is an old Raleigh Esquire and when I bought it the guy told me that the pedals don't have any bearings in them. I thought all pedals had bearings.

Any thoughts much appreciated.

Matt

 

[sreten]

Hi,

Some cheap pedals, like on a Raleigh shopper, are simply bushed, rather than bearing races.

http://smutpedaller.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/how-to-rebuild-raleigh-twenty-pedals.html

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rgds, sreten.

 

[MattDB]

Thanks that's exactly the type of pedals I have!

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Best junked and replaced with a pair with ballraces, those bushed pedals never run smoothly.

 

[MattDB]

You didn't like my cottered cranks either Joe Will be replaced as part of my 'project' which starts with getting the f'ing cotter pins out! I think this is going to be such a long job that I'm waiting until I've got a new bike until I start this as I need a bike to commute on.

 

[fossyant]

Running on friction. Replace with something a bit better. There is that much stuff out there, you should find something 'period' looking.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

You didn't like my cottered cranks either Joe

Who does?