Wellgo MG1 mag pedals stiff bearings?

strak
strak Posts: 439
edited February 2008 in MTB workshop & tech
got a set instead of V12 mags (they were lighter)

bearings seem quite stiff though pedals dont spin freely at all - this normal?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    are they new?

    have you used them yet and spread the grease about?

    are they smooth or notchy?
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  • strak
    strak Posts: 439
    were new, used 10 hours. were stiff, still are -
    might strip and investigate. They should spin unresisted, right?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    reasonably but as they are sealed bearings on the outside they are not as free as cage ones.
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    SOunds normal. These wear in, others wear out.
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  • Milkie
    Milkie Posts: 377
    My MG1's spin a bit more freely now, after a couple of 100 miles. But they do squeak now!! I really must sort this out, as it sounds like a hamster is riding with me.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Milkie
    see the easy way to grease your pedals in FAQ.

    Not that it is not easy to strip them down.... :wink:
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  • Chaka Ping
    Chaka Ping Posts: 1,451
    Mine have been smooth as silk straight out of the box - and have stayed that way after a couple of hundred miles of riding through awful winter mud.

    Perhaps that helps, perhaps it doesn't. Hope mine don't start squeaking anyway!
  • papasmurf.
    papasmurf. Posts: 2,382
    one of my V12s sounds like I'm standing on a kitten on every pedal stroke..must sort after this weekends ride
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  • batch78
    batch78 Posts: 1,320
    My Wellgos were stiff when new, about 2 rotations when spun, starting to loosen up now after about 100 miles.
  • obriends
    obriends Posts: 69
    My MG1's were the same, even though you cannot get them to spin fast they are still smooth with no issues.

    Also mine squeaked like a stuffed pig as well. I just put some grease on the rubber bit near the crnak end, stopped straight away.
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  • CupraR
    CupraR Posts: 17
    Agreed, just fitted a new set to mine, they are a little stiff ie don't spin freely, but definately had the Hamster squeak. It was the rubber seal on one of them, that a little lube sorted out.

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