Years ago, I had a pedal that clicked like that, and mechanic-extraordinaire
Jim Langley suggested I remove the pedals, place one face (short edge, i.e.
front or rear) of the pedal on an anvil or other sturdy metal surface, then
hammer on the cage rivets on the other face to drive them further into the
pedal body and flatten them out more. It worked for me! You might try that on
the pedals you removed...cheers,Andrew
From: Nathan Neuberger <[email protected]>
To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 8, 2018 11:25 AM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Clicking noise -- About to lose my mind.
Well, they say it's always the last thing you try...
After checking off nearly everything else on the list (see below), I finally
swapped out the pedals for a new pair of MKS Sylvan Touring. Problem solved.
No more clicking. What a beautiful quiet bike. The left pedal was on so hard
that I had to slide a 3 ft long piece of PVC pipe over the pedal wrench to get
it off!
Thanks everyone for all the help. Hopefully this list can be helpful to
someone else in the future.
On Monday, May 28, 2018 at 4:55:00 PM UTC-5, Nathan Neuberger wrote:
Thanks for all of the suggestions everyone. Tonight I took care of the seat
post. No luck. Here's what I've done and what I've left to do. I'll let you
know if I find a solution:
Done so far:New cassette, chain and chainrings (needed at least cassetteand
chain anyway)New bottom bracket (probably didn’t need it, oh well)Overhaul
headsetOverhaul hubsOverhaul pedals (replace and grease bearings)Clean and
grease seatpost, seat rails and bolts Still to do:Check for loose spokes
DONECrank arm hitting derailleur/cable DONETighten chainrings
DONEGrease/tighten all bolts (racks; waterbottle cages; brakelever mounting,
etc.) DONECheck shifter cable housing clearance DONERe-tighten cranks arms
(shouldn’t be needed, as BB wasreplaced this winter)Try different pedalsReplace
crank arms
On Friday, May 25, 2018 at 6:52:06 PM UTC-5, Nathan Neuberger wrote:
I'm in need of some help with an aggravating problem. Several years ago my bike
developed a clicking sound. It occurs at the same spot in the crank rotation.
Curiously, the click does not always happen (sometimes its sleeping), but tends
to wake up most often during a climb or when I'm hauling a load. But it occurs
during easy riding as well.
This winter, my bike was in need of some TLC, so I replaced the chain,
cassette, chainring set (but not the crank arms) and the bottom bracket.
Overhauled the hubs too. That covered almost every moving part, so I figured
that would solve it. Nope.
I think it is likely a pedal issue. The clicking only occurs when my right
pedal is at about 12:00 (about to start a downstroke) and under relatively
heavy pressure. Just pedaling with my left foot does not seem to trigger the
click.
Bike is a Rivendell Homer Hilsen (2009-ish). The pedals are MKS grip kings. I
took off both pedals, cleaned them, replaced all bearings, and put in tons of
grease. I did not see or feel any issues with the races. The click is still
there, and seems to have gotten a little worse since I overhauled the pedals.
Could the click be caused by the pedal cone being too tight?
Any other ideas?
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