Nice video! For those wondering: Those are 3/32nds bearings. Thanks for this vid!

Great video. Very helpful doing a rebuild of my XTR pedals. For all the complaints, mine have been bombproof for about 5000mi. Finally did the first bearing service on them using this vid.

Great video. I can't believe Shimano used that flimsy seal. All my XTR pedals had that seal pop out and all my pedals needed rebuilds within months of owning them. I gave up on the XTR's and went back to the M540.

I have 3 sets of pedals. 2 x dura ace and 1 pr of XTR m9100. I strip and clean all those oedals end of summer and end of winter. Never needed to change the ball bearings at all. They are size 3/32” with 26 in each pedal. Cost less than £10 for 54 of them. I bought mine at Condor Cycles U.K.

thants great job

Thanks. This was very helpful!

Thank you!

I rarely disassemble the shaft on my SPDs, just clean pedal housing and shaft as best as possible, adjust if necessary and jamb the bottom of pedal with waterproof marine grease.

Should you put crowfoot wrench at 90-degree angle?

Any idea what size rubber seal they need?

Why does my xtr pedels don’t have that spacer, (we have the same model)

Do not mix bearings and balls.

I used these pedals on my all-road bicycle. No trails, no rocks, nothing.. XTR and Dura Ace have 3 years warranty. 3 years and 2 months after buying them, one of the parts holding the cleat, the ones pushed by the springs, split in half while riding casually. The grain of the metal was pretty coarse, indicating poor material quality or a defect in the metal treatment. The store told me -literally- that things break, buy new ones. They didn't help me at all. Shimano didn't even bother to answer. They don't sell that spare, but you can take it from another Shimano pedal or buy the cheapest ones (520) for spares, they are exactly identical, it's a bit tricky to replace, but you don't need special tools, there's a video explaining the procedure on youtube. Shimano quality is not what it was, it's not only their infamous cranks... They don't adapt to new technologies and standards either. These pedals still use cone bearings! In 2023, just ridiculous. Once you get some dirt inside, the cones get scratched and the whole thing has to go in the bin. I recommend XPEDO CXR instead. They are cheaper, lighter, SPD compatible (you can use the same cleats if you rent a bicycle with shimano pedals) and they are more reliable. They also have 3 ball bearings on each pedal. Easier to service and if one gets damaged you just put a new one in and pedals will be like new. On top of that, you can use them to do the hack with Favero Assioma pedals.