I didn't want to hijack Shewhobike's thread but this is sort of related...
Any of you Candy users ever had the left pedal unscrew itself while you pedal? Today, I looked down and the pedal was attached to my shoe but not attached to the crank!I love my Candy pedals - this is the only wacky thing they've ever done. Maybe I haven't got the left torqued down tight enough?
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04-05-2005, 04:45 PM #1
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Clipless redux (Candy pedals)
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04-05-2005, 05:03 PM #2
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Ruh roh, that sounds freaky!
No advice from this newbie but your instinct sound correct, that something needs to be more righty-tighty!
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04-05-2005, 05:40 PM #3
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That's really weird. Pedals should self-tighten and left pedals are threaded the opposite of normal. It is actually lefty-tighty on the left side.
Double-check the threading. If the threading is backwards, you shouldn't even have been able to thread it onto the crank. Hubby just added that if something is wrong with the bearings, they might unscrew.
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04-05-2005, 05:56 PM #4
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Yes, I'm flummoxed! It did it initally right after I put the pedals on (about 60 miles of riding) and I noticed as I pedaled it out of the crank, a bit of the black material of the pedal 'post' or what ever it is had eroded off. I cleaned it up and the threads themselves didn't look damaged so I put it back on and tightened it up. This time it lasted about 300 miles before it worked itself loose again. Seems like maybe it's not staying tight because the threads of the pedal might be damaged (hard to see because the post is black). Very strange and dangerous if it keeps doing it. Can I use lock-tite (or whatever it is) on it?
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04-05-2005, 06:09 PM #5
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It shouldn't do this. Wrenchboy Hubby says to take it back to the shop. No Loctite because you'll never be able to get them back off. Pedals self-tighten so Loctite should not be used.
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04-05-2005, 06:12 PM #6
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Another idea: take both pedals out and compare the threads. If they are threaded the same way, somebody took a right pedal and forced it into the left crank, cross-threading it.
I can't remember, but I don't think Crank Bros are marked L and R so you'll have to compare threads.
Do the bearing feel OK?
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