As a mechanical engineer I have learned that you must not mix up the balls from different bearings. Even if they were exactly the same when new they will wear differently in different bearings. This might not be a big deal in a slow moving bearing such as in a pedal but it is better not getting bad habits. Next time you might be working with a bearing with higher loads on it and if you put in one ball that is slightly bigger than the others the bearing will probably break down prematurely.

After watching several tear down/ rebuild videos I must compliment you on yours. The few seconds it takes to clarify directional parts is essential and your video does this to perfection. You have mastered the art of educational videos and I thank you immensely.

Nice tutorial. If I may just add, I believe on these type of Shimano pedals, you can actually put some grease on the pedal body, about a quarter of the body. Then as you tighten the sleeve, grease will be forced on to the bearings, excess grease will come out as you tighten the sleeve. This way, will make the insides encased in grease, making them more protected.

This was the best video for maintaining spd’s! Appreciate the info sir!!

Thanks for the video! Just overhauled my pedals with the help of your tutorial. One thing that i noticed is that maybe the main axle seal is meant to be seated straight to the groove in the plastic sleeve instead of what you did. Did the other pedal like that and seemed that it came together better than the other where i had to fiddle the seal to it's place with a small screwdriver after assembling the pedal.

really detailed, thank you for such a straight forward video!

Thanks! very instructive video, I serviced my pedals, got rid of play that appeared over the years and cleaned them pretty well. There was lot's of sand-like dirt and even metal shavings, I think I gave the pedals another few thousands kilometers to go ;)

Excellent! Thanks! I was meaning to overhaul my bearings since they dont move freely anymore.

Thank you! Great video, and appreciate that you care to take care of things :)

I did overhauled my old M530 pedals last year because of that play, but had problem afterward because the lock nut wasn't holding it put.. I don't know, maybe I used too strong decrease that got rid of some of thread lock on that nut, or I used too much, or too good crease that lubricated the thread also too well.. Even though I had tightened it quite well in my opinion.. Also I think somewhere I saw a chart of torques online, where it was listed how strongly tightened also that locknut should be . And also I saw some tutorial about how re grease these pedals, where they did not take the bearing a part at all. They just wiped old grease off from body and outside of axle assembly, then filled the pedal body half way with grease and put it all together. When they screwed the axle inside pedal body, the pressure forced the new grease inside of bearing from bottom, through the sleeve and the old stuff was coming out between the seal and they said that, this way it will last longer, you won't need to overhaul so soon.

Thanks for the vid and the tool info !

In some other tutorials the body of the pedal was packed 1/4 of its volume with grease, which is pushed through the spindle assembly when spindle is pushed inside and subsequently tightened. Spindle assembly is just wiped clean without overhaul. Excess and/or old grease comes out the top. While you did clean everything beforehand, do you think you might missed putting some more grease into the body of the pedal?

great video, if you put som grease on the body i will take the rest of the play, at the escess grease will come out thru the oring

I love your videos. Could you show us how to do Wellgo pedals like their SPD clones and or the Look clones W40 pedals? These do not have splines like the Shimano.

Danny, btw, you can apply the grease with a brush.

Nice break down and service

Nice job and video good luck for riding

What a great job Sir!

All you need to do is clean the thing in degreaser then in water then dry and pack the pedal body full of grease and tighten to 10 nm

Content Very much appreciated!. Thank you!

Very helpful video, thank you! Aitäh!

Congratulations. Good Job!

Can be used with all shimano type mounting brackets?

Thank you. Very informative

My m520 is already 10 years and 50k km minimum so it's time to service, a bit wobbly.

Great Video, thank you

When loosening, i stripped the thread of both pedals. So 2 functioning pedals with some play, now ready for the bin 😢

Hehe good Timing on that Video for me 😂 Just bought some used xt trail SPD Pedals and the Service will be similar i think ?

Great video, thank you!

Thanks for a great Video. Was the 8000km on a road bike or mountain?

Great video! Thanks!

For those like me who are pulling their hair out after dropping individual balls from the bearing, there are 24 in total. For idiots like me who have lost individual balls or wanting to replace them, 609 bearings (and probably others) have the exact same sized balls.

finally, something I can do to my own 520s

Very useful thank you!

Great video

Good video!

Awesome! Thank you!

Excelent!!! Very very Tanks👏👏👏👏

What if someone unscrew all the screws😫? I can’t get it back

Great vid thanks

Link to buy LPD 42 tool

Hi sickbiker, can you do a similar review for crank brothers candy pedals. Thanks

No need to remove the bearings. Simply wipe the axle down with a cloth. Put some fresh grease back into the pedal and reinstall the axle. The grease gets pushed into the axle as you reinstall it into the pedal.

I suggest you get yourself an ultrasonic cleaner. It will save a lot of time and gives an even better result. They are not expensive.

Please help: The rubber seals of my pedals have totally disintegrated. Does anybody has the dimensions by any chance? I can then possibly draw it and 3D print it from flexible material. Thanks for any help.

Amazing!

Good job

Danny, I watched your video several times and disassembled and reassambled my Shimano pedal several times, but I am stuck with a huge problem. The right pedal (which has counterclockwise threading) is greased and smoothly rotating, but after just 50m of pedaling the pedal is getting tighter and then almost stuck. After reopening I see the bearing hardly moving. I've tried everything with the nut and fixing nut, but they seem to tighten themselves until the bearing are stuck when the pedal is in use. I am close to throwing the almost new pedals in the trash bin. Can you help?

0:54 disassembly 7:12 cleaning / greasing 10:00 assembly

Thank you

Great vid, any chance you know the size of the ball bearings??

Thank you :-).

I wonder, is it the same process for the xt/xtr pedals? By the way, awesome tutorial Danny.

Excelent !!!!!!

Just pack the pedal body with grease and screw back together. Lubed and no play.

How do you identify if the locknut is directional or not? I made the mistake of not realising the locknut on the PD-M780 right pedal is reversed thread and stripped the alloy nut. I can't find anyone who sells this nut so looks like I'll need a full axle assembly; quite expensive for what is it :-(

1:05: You do not need this tool - wrap plastic nut with rubber band and use your hands only to twist.

always remember that the bearings will tighten up slightly when you tighten the jam nut

And when that plastic fitting breaks from the Pedal housing, how do you dismantle the pedal?

My outer plastic (Lock Bush) and seal are shot. My bearings are good. i can't find this "Lock Bush" anywhere. When I google "lock Bush", the lock bush tool comes up, but no lock bush. Are the pedals considered throw away at this point, or does someone know where to get this new lock bush and seal? Thanks

my dream pedals😅,my dream is to buy these pedals few years ago but nothing happens😔

What size ball bearing that cleats? Respect

What about the loose tension bolt? How to fix it?

Even if it's a super tiny little play, it shouldn't be acceptable, it would wear the pedal faster. It would be better trying to replace the inner components.

Where can i buy that kind of tool?

It went together easily in less than an hour. kzfaq.infoUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Make sure the front fork is forward or the pedals will hit the front tire. Tires are both a little soft so it needs air before I ride it. The rear wheel didn't come with a clamp regular bolts hold it on. The front had the clamp. No scratches out of box. Rims are a little off with a slight wobble. They could have spent more time with the spoke tool fixing the run out. So far out of the box I'm happy with it. I did replace the pedals with a nice aftermarket set. After riding it a bit my A$$ is a bit sore so I ordered another seat. Overall I'm nearly 60 and didn't ride a bike in 30 years. I like my new 29" Schwinn. It will be used for casual rides with my friend.

which balls are used in it??

What are the size of the bearing please answer me need help

Whats the size of the ball bearings plsss

My closest real bike shop is 163 km away😑

What is the size of the bearings?

just put some degreaser in it and blow it out with compressed air :)

lol just buy new ones they are like 30 bucks. Although this video was extremely helpful so I can install an assioma duo-shi spindle in these. Thanks!

seems like they dont last very long, only 5000km between services.

They are so cheap so i should have bought new ones!