bowman12 Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 today, i bought myself some shiney new V8 pedals as my onza shin digs were shot. so i fitted the new pedals, greased them up with the supplied grease, went for a ride and they sounded AWFULL. will this stop as i use them or do i need to take them back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saracen Kid Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 one of 2 problems:they need running in (keep using them and it should go awaystop using them and take them back to the shophope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshywa Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Dont use the suplied red grease, go out and buy "copper assembly grease" its designed for super high pressure and +200 degree's heat (not that trials will ever put it under that level of heat but it made my V8's run perfectly smooth...... till the axles died Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamant A1 rider Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 I when i got my v8s they were making weird noises so i took it off and put so lock tight on it and did it up really tight. And it seems to have stopped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 I got some a couple of weeks ago, and they creeked for about an hour, then they were fine, mabe they just need wearing in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTF Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 (edited) Try to ride them for a day or two, of it dosen´t stop, take them back to the shop Edited October 22, 2006 by GeeTee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 iv just brought my second pair of v8's and im having the same trouble and they dont seem to be wearing in but getting worse if i was you id take them back and show them how long youv had them etc.if youv done every thing right theres no reason for them to creek so you shoukld get your money back no problems.ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishpasty Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 i had same problem!! but they stopped squeeking after i pedalled really hard!! sounds strange but it stoped the squeeking after about 5 or so hard pedals! didnt stop it completely but it got better! and now there fine.josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowman12 Posted October 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 thanks for the advice guys. will go and run them in when it stops raining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 I have had 3 pairs of v8's on diferent bikes and never have i had this problem.take them back to the shop as soon as possible and get a new pair. It may be that they just need bedding. But its best to get a new pair, and not risk the shop not taking them back after you've scratched them a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 DMRs are full of problems. So badly overrated. Ben Cox once had some V8s, and brought them on a London ride ages ago, first day of using them, and I spot some bearings hanging out, with only the red grease holding them onto the pedal... terrible. On top of that the silver ring next to the bit that screws into the crank moves around a lot...Just get VPs... or some decent flat pedals, Gusset Slimjim for example, which are £30 for a sealed pair. Good value for money, unlike DMRs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 In my eyes I don't like the dmr v8's for trials. I had them and with a couple of months max the bearings went and the pins fall out. You can replace the pins I think but its better just to get some strong peduls. ~Matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-LUV-TRIALS Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Dont use the suplied red grease, go out and buy "copper assembly grease" its designed for super high pressure and +200 degree's heat (not that trials will ever put it under that level of heat but it made my V8's run perfectly smooth...... till the axles died DON'T copper grease has loads of little bits of copper in and it will grind away the bearings! my mate done it to his bb and he had to replace it. if dmr supply the grease then thats the grease to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 1st pair of v8's = still in service bought like 3 years ago.2nd 3rd and 4th all died pretty quickly like 3 months or so. havnt bought any for about 6 months, but the quality of dmr stuff always seams to fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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