Hi all,

In a separate post, I discussed my minimal-grease technique for reassembly of a Speed King pedal. The tasks of disassembly and cleaning were much easier than I anticipated, so I will post my procedure here, FYI.

I bought this pedal new in 1976, and it was still functional, although sluggish.

1. I removed the two adjustment screws in the bottom and pulled out the springs and pushrods. They were caked in gobs of semi-hard grease.

2. To remove the logo-caps on the sides of the goalposts, I held one goalpost in my hand, and whacked the outside of the other goalpost with a rubber mallet...right below the logo-cap (without hitting it, of course). It only took about 4 whacks for each cap to fall out. Easy peasy.

3. I repeated the rubber mallet whacking (in the same place) to get the bearings to come out.

4. Soaked everything in Mineral Spirits (in a small plastic bucket) overnight, with some scrubbing (in the morning) with a small toothbrush and scraping off dried gunk with toothpicks.

5. Rubbed down the pushrods with 0000 steel wool to remove hardened

grease and some corrosion. They came out smooth as a baby's bottom!

6. Took a pistol cleaning rod, with a cotton bore patch wrapped around a brass bristle brush, dipped in Mineral Spirits, and worked the inside shafts of the goalposts until they shined bright (just like cleaning a gun.)

7. As detailed in my other post, I used a tiny amount of grease only at the top of the pushrods where they interact with the "cam shaft." Everything else got sprayed with Home Depot's "Blaster PB-50 Multi-Purpose Lubricant with Teflon," and reassembled.

My actual labor on this entire task was maybe an hour or so. And this pedal now FLIES !

Don't be afraid to try this if your Speed King needs a tune-up!

Regards, MB