I have a raleigh bike (excellent quality, i thought).
Its been a couple of years since I used it, so thought I'd get it out and have a ride. However I soon realised why I stopped using it. The left pedal wobbles. On taking off the bolt securing the pedal (which was tight), it appears the pedal and the "hub" interlock by a square peg in a square hole. But the edges of both the hub and the pedal squares have worn away, causing the wobble.
I dont know how this happened, it seems very odd (though I recall having some problems making the centre bolt remain tight, it kept loosening off by itself, perhaps the loose pedal caused it to wear down the squareness?)
How do I solve this? If I have a welder could I weld it up? Or would it be more sensible to buy a new pedal? Do they sell pedals?
I have uploaded photos at
//www.diynot.com/network/Steve/albums/3160
Its been a couple of years since I used it, so thought I'd get it out and have a ride. However I soon realised why I stopped using it. The left pedal wobbles. On taking off the bolt securing the pedal (which was tight), it appears the pedal and the "hub" interlock by a square peg in a square hole. But the edges of both the hub and the pedal squares have worn away, causing the wobble.
I dont know how this happened, it seems very odd (though I recall having some problems making the centre bolt remain tight, it kept loosening off by itself, perhaps the loose pedal caused it to wear down the squareness?)
How do I solve this? If I have a welder could I weld it up? Or would it be more sensible to buy a new pedal? Do they sell pedals?
I have uploaded photos at
//www.diynot.com/network/Steve/albums/3160