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[Closed] Repairing Egg Beaters. Resetting the spring.

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I've been coming unintentionally unclipped lately even with new cleats.
There looked to be excessive movement between the two wings on the pedals, so I thought I'd have ago at resetting they spring.

It's not very clear in the photo, but after dismantling the pedal, I found the opposite ends of the spring to be out of line.

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I ground the threads of an M12 bolt down slightly so it would fit through the inside of the spring.
I then cut a notch in the bolt to take one tail of the spring and similar notch in a nut to take the other.

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I then clamped the bolt in the vice with the spring engaged half way in each notch.

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With one end of the spring trapped by the vice and the other end trapped by the spanner to stop them slipping out, I forced the spring anti-clockwise.

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End result; It doesn't look much different in the photo, but the two tails are near enough in line now.

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Only one short ride so far, but it feels like my shoes are clipping in more positively and being held more securely.
It's not like I was unclipping constantly, it only happened occasionally, so it may take a few rides to be sure that I have cured the problem.


 
Posted : 31/12/2011 8:34 am
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nicely done, wouldn't have thought of that


 
Posted : 31/12/2011 6:00 pm
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Good job.

2pure have always sorted mine when they get loose even out of warranty. Bit of a design flaw.

Great pedals when working though

MM


 
Posted : 31/12/2011 6:22 pm
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Great bodging - I salute you!


 
Posted : 31/12/2011 6:51 pm
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Glad you posted that, very interesting and imaginative solution.

I have them on all of my bikes and after a while of use always find the left pedal seems to be looser. New cleats don't make much difference so I guess it's the same problem.

What did 2pure say/do when you sent them MM?


 
Posted : 31/12/2011 6:53 pm
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A couple more rides and I reckon it works.
I'm riding single speed and I like to use the clipless pedals to pull up for extra power on the short steep climbs.
I haven't pulled straight out of them yet like I was before.


 
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