SPD Cleats Slipping

Caller
Caller Posts: 124
edited December 2012 in Workshop
I've just bought a new pair of shoes and I'm having trouble securing the cleats properly.
The cleats are Look Keo's and I'm finding that when I disengage the show from the pedal, the cleat is moving despite having the bolts nice and tight. There's some small plastic pins on the cleats but they don't even seem to be marking the sole of the shoe!

Any suggestions as to how I can stop the cleat slipping?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    tighten the bolts.

    sounds like your nice and tight is not enough.
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  • Caller
    Caller Posts: 124
    nicklouse wrote:
    tighten the bolts.

    sounds like your nice and tight is not enough.

    Any tighter and I'm likely to strip the threads!
  • maringirl
    maringirl Posts: 195
    Silly question but are the shoes/cleats compatible with the pedal you have?
  • Caller
    Caller Posts: 124
    maringirl wrote:
    Silly question but are the shoes/cleats compatible with the pedal you have?

    I've nto seen anything to suggest they're not compatible.
    I'm using Mavic shoes and Look Keo pedals/cleats.
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    Caller wrote:
    maringirl wrote:
    Silly question but are the shoes/cleats compatible with the pedal you have?

    I've nto seen anything to suggest they're not compatible.
    I'm using Mavic shoes and Look Keo pedals/cleats.

    3 bolt road shoes?
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  • Caller
    Caller Posts: 124
    amaferanga wrote:
    Caller wrote:
    maringirl wrote:
    Silly question but are the shoes/cleats compatible with the pedal you have?

    I've nto seen anything to suggest they're not compatible.
    I'm using Mavic shoes and Look Keo pedals/cleats.

    3 bolt road shoes?

    Yes, normal 3 bolt shoes.
  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    Caller wrote:
    nicklouse wrote:
    tighten the bolts.

    sounds like your nice and tight is not enough.

    Any tighter and I'm likely to strip the threads!

    When tightening put your hand inside the shoe and push down hard to provide extra leverage and stop the screw bed lifting. You should then be able to get them suitably tight.

    You can also put some threadlock on them as the screws may be coming loose with the pressure of clipping in/out.
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  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    Try using a torque wrench (if you have one) to tighten the bolts to the max recommended force. Maybe use some threadlock as suggested above aswell.

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  • migrantwing
    migrantwing Posts: 385
    As above, use Threadlock or similar. Failing that, maybe a rubber/plastic shim between the cleat and the sole of the shoe may help. If all else fails, try new, longer or wider bolts.
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  • philvantwo
    philvantwo Posts: 85
    Have you checked the length of your bolts? I remember once having to cut an eighth of an inch off mine as they were bottoming out.

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