I managed to snap the axle in one of my pedals. Axle is midway through the pedal body so no way of getting a hold on it and when I try to undo the nut under the end cap it just spins. Also tried to get a drill involved but doesn't appear to want to drill into the axle material. Any ideas?
Depends on the pedal, but there's usually a cup and cone system like on hubs - but recessed so hard to get to. Shimano make special nesting sockets to dismantle or adjust.
Sorry, forgot to mention they're DMR vaults.
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With them having a sealed bearing at the end-cap side of the pedal can you not just undo the end cap and drift the axle section and bearing out by supporting the pedal around the end cap end and using a screwdriver on the broken axle from the pedal thread end?
Thanks, I have serviced them before and I thought that there was a little stop or something in them meaning that the axle can't go right through? If I'm wrong (I hope I am) then yeah I'll just set to it with a punch and a hammer :). The bearing could do with being replaced anyway...
I can't get the video to open to see if there i a shot down through the pedal body - offshore with crappy internet.
Although not impossible i'd be surprised if there were steps machined inside the pedal body, this would add weight and be more difficult when it came to machining the pedal adding expense.
1 whack of the hammer and I have a pedal body with no axle stuck in it, thank you 😀
Top stuff, glad i could help. Now go have a beer for me.