Dmr V8 Grease Syringes/servicing

[delusional]

I've got a set of V8s that are starting to look a little the worse for wear, I had a go at greasing them the other day, but it's not that easy to force much grease into the pedal using just your fingers and an allen key! When I got the pedals they were shop fitted, so I didn't get a syringe with them.

I've tried nearly everything I have that might be suitable, and I can't find anything that I can bodge to force grease into the pedals. So, anyone know anywhere I can get hold of the syringes without having to pay out ~£20 for a whole new set of pedals?

Alternatively - how easy is it to strip these pedals down? I guess I just need to pop the end caps out and clean/re-grease everything inside, but I don't want to force it off unless I'm sure I can get it all back together again.

[Tartridge]

Basically, the grease port is a waste of space.

Pop the plastic end cap off (small flat headed screwdriver).

Put the pedal axle in a vice (using the flats).

12mm socket wrench to take the locking nut off.

Then take off the slotted washer.

Then 15mm socket (might not fit - use aforementioned flat bladed screwdriver if this is the case) to remove the cone (its not a tight fit at all).

Then the axle etc slides out.

Clean everything up.

Liberally grease the cups in the pedals, enough to hold the bearings in place when you push them into it.

Slide axle back in.

Tighten 15mm back down, VERY lightly, so its just touching the bearings.

Slotted washer back on.

12mm nut down to lock it all together.

May need a bit of iteration to get correct bearing preload (the 12mm nut will tighten the bearings up a little when it's tightened down).

I think thats all (Y)

[delusional]

Thanks, that's really useful. Having it in pieces I can see what you mean about the grease port... it's unlikely to get grease anywhere near the bearings from there!

As it is, one of my pedals still refuses to spin smoothly. For now I think I'll just live with it until I can be bothered to spend a few hours fiddling around though :)

[rich4130]

As it is, one of my pedals still refuses to spin smoothly. For now I think I'll just live with it until I can be bothered to spend a few hours fiddling around though :angry:

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Thats probably the cones incorrectly adjusted, i.e too tight than lack of grease.

Watch all the bearings when you take the axel out, it is so easy to get them everywhere.