Hi All
I've just had to send a 2nd set of XTR M980 pedals back after just 6 months use
As the axle's have devloped 2-3 mm of play in them and grease was spewing out from pedal body
My previous generation XTR pedals are still going strong after 3 years of use with no play in them
Any one else had this issue ?
yep, for the money pretty disappointing, i'm sticking with eggbeaters
GO RIDE!
ej
pretty silly question - but how do you know if the bearings are gone in them? reason i ask is one side of my pedals spins and spins and spins, and the other pedal doesnt, it spins about half a revolution at most before stopping dead? does that sound like the bearing is shot?
Spins and spins is usually more indicative of bearings being shot!
Very uncharacteristic of Shimano! That was the one thing going for them was the fact they were indestructible.
I have the old metal cage DXs. They spin and spin and have been doing it for the past 6 years with no bother.
Not XTRs but I have a set of DX platform SPDs which i've been using for ~3months and on one side there is about 5-10mm play.. my old red DX pedals (As above) are still going strong after at least 5years hard use!
Must take them back....
Mine managed to survive two weeks at the Mega (although my calves didnt, as they're sharp after catching rocks!) and seem ok after a few months of riding...
Have you tried taking them apart and tightening the nut on the end of the axle?
Have you tried taking them apart and tightening the nut on the end of the axle?
This^^
My M985s developed a bit of play quite quickly, which I put down to bedding in.
It's easy enough to strip down, regrease and re-tension the bearings, which I did - one of them is running beautifully, the other has developed loads of slop again, but I put that down to my own to my own inability to preload bearings properly TBH, Having said that, I was hoping for something more maintenance free. Great pedals otherwise though.
There no way you should need to go messing around dis-assembling pedals which are less than a year old
But luckily enough for me I bought the pdeals from a company with a great warranty department
2 Weeks after sending them back to chain reaction they have sent me some brand new ones
Hopefully this pair will last a lot longer like the m970 pedals did
My 985'S have play after 8 months or so, bit disappointing really. Had a mess for 5 mins but couldn't get them apart
My 985 body has fell off the axle tonight ffs. Had em about a year but only used for 2 months.