Danny00135 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 So basically my right pedal keeps coming loose, and it's becoming quicker and quicker to do so after every time I tighten it. Has anyone had this problem before? when I take the pedal on and off it starts easy but there's more resistance as it's coming out, as if it's cross-threaded. but it's not, the threads are fine Is it possible that it could have gone 'oval' in shape? Do you think something like loctite thread-lock will solve it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials hoe Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) i had this with my tr cage pedals, but it was the left one that kept coming slightly lose (only ever got lose to the extent of being nipped up, but i could feel it when i pedaled). i just whacked some grease on the threads and give it a good tighten up, seems to have sorted it so far...... no dirt/grit/bits of shit that shouldn't be there on the threads? guess its possible to have oval-ed your cranks (i suspect they'd go first being alu vs a steel? pedal axle) they do deal with a f**kload of stress. i'd avoid threadlock on the threads to, could lead to problems further down the line even if it doesn't fix the issue. also, what cranks and pedals? Edited February 17, 2013 by trials hoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny00135 Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 They're trialtech cranks with tr platforms, I've tried cleaning and using grease already but it didn't seem to work :/ I'll give it another go, cheers for the response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williams Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) Just bang on some locktite on the threads and tighten them HARD! Should do it. Edit: I've never had this problem though. Every time I fit my pedals I do them "F*cking tight" Edited February 17, 2013 by williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 thread insert ? http://www.uniortools.com/cgi-bin/cms.cgi?doc=10780&prod=44810&sidehop=4tmH5qD59S2IQDTl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 My trialtechs do this, I use mg 1 pedals, they kept coming loose, so I cleaned the threads out with degreaser and a bottle brush, and cleaned the pedal thread as well. Light smear of copper greas, and tighten it up as tight as you can. Simple as that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 a pedal washer can help too, sometimes you get them with cranks or pedals, but you should be able to find something in B&Q that should do the job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny00135 Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Tanks for the responses, I'll get cleaning again then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weebryan Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 I always found pedal washers better and grease threads, locktit can be a pain later on even some time cause threads to cross thread on alu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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