Shimano SPD Pedals - I keep blowing through bearings

[Johnny Utah]

I have been partial to shimano pedals since I bought my first set of 747’s in 1997. That being said for the last five years or so I have been running the 520’s or 540’s. Every 2000 miles my right pedal takes a crap and the bearings go to slop or freeze. They are pretty cheap, so i usually just get new ones but I see they are climbing in price. I also think that’s a pretty short life span but whatev’s.

Not looking to switch brands, but do the higher end shimano pedals have a longer life span? Will the XTR pedals fare better? From what I remember the weights were pretty close along the product line. Just looking for something that lasts longer.

 

[Steve Vai]

IDK, that 540 is pretty hard to beat. I pull mine and pack them with grease every once in a while and they seem to last forever. I used to snap XT and XTR pedals every couple months, the spindles are poop.

 

[Karate Monkey]

You don't need to even clean the crap out of the pedal, just pull the axle, check out the bearing adjustment. When you're done, squirt ~1/4-1/3 the body of the pedal with grease, and stick it back in.

 

[grilledcheeseking]

You don't need to even clean the crap out of the pedal, just pull the axle, check out the bearing adjustment. When you're done, squirt ~1/4-1/3 the body of the pedal with grease, and stick it back in.

Came here to say this

 

[w_b]

Ride flats.understood it’s OT but For $9/ea DB pedals throwaways lotsa colors if that matter. Keep a few pairs on hand for kicks and never need em

 

[Blair]

Allaire is too close to the ocean, salt kills.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Allaire is too close to the ocean, salt kills.

This

 

[Dairyman]

I’ve been running xts and xtr for years and experienced similar issues. Just switched to look x tracks. Like them much better so far. My xtrs had so much play and were noisy.

the x tracks are dead silent and have a great solid platform. Their base model is prob similar to the 520s. Spd compatible too.