BikeRadar.com has published another one of its handy workshop guides; this time on how to clean and service Shimano SPD (mountain bike) clipless pedals.  The article is a 16 step guide to servicing SPD pedals.  They use a pair of XTR pedals to illustrate the process.  The article covers the following steps:

1. Washing pedals
2. Removal of the pedals from the bike;
3. Striping the pedals down … vice is handy here;
4. Servicing the bearings;
5. Re-assembling the pedal components;
6. Lubrication;
7. Adjustment;
8. Go ride.

All the steps are well explained and supported with photos. Well worth a read if you are considering servicing your pedals and you have access to a bench vice.

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My Shimano M505 pedals (well the left one really) on Chase, my Giant CRX 1, is making noises and feeling rough on the axle after about 8,800 km, so I need to at least pull them off and hopefully service them and get them back into operation.

Given the pedals have been on the bike for some time, I decided that maybe a pedal spanner was probably a good idea. I dropped into Bike Force Fremantle for a spanner and picked up a Fat Spanner Heavy Duty Pro Pedal Spanner for $25.00.  Doesn’t look that great but that is all they had and it is a Sunday. It actually  worked just fine, so there you go. I also had hoped to talk to them about servicing the M505s but the staff member I spoke to was pretty indifferent about that and not helpful at all.  I had high hopes for Bike Force Fremantle but with each visit I am getting more and more disappointed.

Shimano have a exploded diagram of the pedals and it does look like I can at least pull them apart to clean them and maybe grease them. Worth a shot anyway.

First step is to get the pedals off and to fit my spare Shimano SPD pedals to keep the bike going and then I will play with the M505s.

Alex, the Bicycle Tutor, has a very helpful video on removing pedals which is a good reminder on the basics of left and right threads used on pedals.

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