

He read the instructions

On reflection though I’m sure he read them after doing it and not before. That’s the way I usually do it anyways.

Mick F wrote:Speedplay pedals have a hole in the outboard ends covered by a screw.
Remove said screw and inject the grease. Easy peazy.
I have Speedplay Frogs on my Moulton, and if the fancy takes me, I'll remove the Campag pedals on Mercian and fit Frogs instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x1hst38NpA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2RWuzq-mFg
Mick F wrote: ..... To bleed it? It didn't seem necessary at all.
The instructions tell you to pull the plunger back and lock it, then fill the grease gun and to fit the gun end but unscrew it a few turns. push the rod into the gun and pump the handle until grease comes out. Then screw the gun end tight....
cycle tramp wrote:In 2002 (I think it was) I bought a pair of yellow alloy off road pedals, with ball bearings, but they lacked any meaningful seal at the crank side..
.. So the first time I had the pedals apart I drilled a 5.5 mm hole in each of them, cleared out all the metal swarf, fitted 6 mm self tapping grease ports (re-checked for swarf again) and built them up. About every quarter of a year a pump fresh grease into them (from my grease gun) and wipe off the old grease that comes out of the crank end and the little breather hole I put in the pedal caps.. Throughout the life of the pedals I've fitted them to 4 of my bikes and despite many years of use.. I've only had to adjust them 3 times... The bearings have now become silky smooth... plus I've saved myself the time & bother about pulling apart my pedals every year to re-grease them.
JakobW wrote:Based on a recommendation over on LFGSS I picked up a tube of Shell Gadus S2 V220AD 2, which seems to have a bunch of corrosion inhibitors and EP additives; I use a cheapo Dualco gun for application. I suspect it's not quite fluid enough to be Brucey's ideal, but for the tenner or so I paid it should last me another decade or two...
JakobW wrote:I haven't noticed any untoward noises from the freehub, but I presume if I do hear something a squirt of a thinner lube in there should sort things out?