Re: [CR]Rebuilding Campy pedals

(Example: Framebuilders:Dario Pegoretti)

Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 13:25:28 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Rebuilding Campy pedals
References: <20060508144328.48728.qmail@web50206.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060508144328.48728.qmail@web50206.mail.yahoo.com>


Tom Dalton wrote:
> If you want to get dust caps out of Campy pedals (or hubs) I suggest
> using the Suntour tool intended for cartridge bearing removal. I
> have used this tool to remove not only hub and pedal dustcaps, but
> hub races, and with some modification of the tool, pedal races. It
> works very well for driving caps straight out without distortion, as
> opposed to prying them out with a screwdriver,which can dent (at the
> fulcrum point) or bend the cap.

I concur. I've been using that little SunTour tool for exactly that purpose for years now -- works a treat!

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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA