[Closed] Flat pedal hacks, episode 2 - Damaged pin threads

Hi all,

Some time ago I posted a thread with a easy lubrication trick for end cap style pedals. It was a known method maybe for 80% of readers, but turned out to be useful for the remaining, so I think it was reasonably well received:

https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/pedal-greasing-made-easy/

Now, I've been on SPDs for the 3 or 4 months, mostly adapted to them but cornering is still not 100%. I wanted to pay a visit to my Nukeproof Horizons for a couple of rides to hone the corners a wee bit. Thing is, the right pedal has 2 damaged pin threads, both from the rear row, on opposite sides. One was ovalized from an impact+bent pin the other one had the pin sheared in a weird way that left an embedded mushroom that damaged the threads upon removal. The missing pin actually makes a noticeable difference in grip so I wanted to solve this.

I could try to put an helicoil or equivalent insert there, but wasn't too excited about having to buy the whole kit only for a couple of threads and in the end would likely require some mods to work with the thin pedal body.
So I did things differently.

I imagine plenty of people have tap and die kits in the shed, and if they don't then they should, it's an amazingly useful piece of kit. First I ran a M5 tap through the damaged M4 hole. I could now simply use a standard M5 socket head screw there, but M5s are a little to thick to be grippy and would also feel different from the neighbors.

Second step is to install the M5x10 screw, but now run a M4 die on the exposed section. This creates a custom screw that is M5 in the pedal body but M4 on the exposed section, just like the other pins.

So, problem solved, for free