How Do I Fix The Clicking Noise My Bicycle Pedals Make?
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at
6:40 am
Everytime my left pedal makes it around a rotation it makes a click noise and I can feel it in the pedals, it's worrying me because my bike is a nice bike.. I've had this issue with past bikes too
What can I do to fix it?
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Either your pedal bearing or your bottom bracket bearing needs adjustment. It sounds like the bearings are loose, and what happens is that every rotation, the bearings load up and when you put power into it, it ‘pops’ the ball off to one side.
The way to test this is to wiggle the pedal, then the crank arm. There should be no play – a click or thunk – when you wiggle either from side to side. It should feel solid and spin freely with not binding or grinding.
If it’s the bottom bracket – where the crank arm mounts to the frame – a bike shop will have to repair it for you unless you want to go out and buy all the tools, even then this is tricky business for the novice, and my not be possible if you have a sealed-bearing type. In that case, all you can do is replace it.
If it’s your pedal, the shop _can_ repair it, but they generally won’t want to. It’s alot of work and unless you have a set of Durace or Record pedals, it would be cheaper to get new ones.
Is the bearings inside the crank you may have to take it out and lube them if it gets bad then you may have to replace them.
It’s cause by the weight of your body, it happens when the pedal es coming up from the lowest point at 8 o’clock.
A temporary fix would be to spry WD 40 but in the long run that would do more damage than good.
Have you tried to oil it?
If not spray some WD-40 around the shaft going into the pedal.
It could be bad news, you might have a bad bearing. Take it to a bike shop to get someone to look at it.
Do not spray any lubicates on it that will just a track dirt.
I would just take it to a bike shop. Im sure its in the Bottom Bracket or the pedal itself. It will take special tools to fix, not just oil!
Make sure it’s not hitting anything, like a kickstand.
Then I have no clue…
Gday ..have had many customers with the same problems.
What you probably have is a stripped thread inside the pedals and the pedals have slipped off and are not sitting straight on the crank. To fix this problem just simply take the pedals off and spray some lube on the crank and put them back on or replace the pedals..
good luck
I’m going to through two ideas out there, first idea is the derailleur which is the thing that is near your pedals that changes the chain to the different gears could be out of place and every time you push on the pedal it could be trying to shift gears causing a clicking noise that feels like it is going to snap when ever you press down on the pedal. The best thing to do is to move the derailleur around to find where it will not try to switch gears when it is in that gear until you shift the gears. The second idea is that your shaft that holds the two pedals together might be bent or it is loose. I’m not sure what kind of bike it is, but usually there is a cap on the front of the pedal that you can pop off and find a screw that needs an Allen wrench you might want to try to tighten it, and possibly take the pedals off and screw them back in making sure everything is tight and greased. hope this helps.
NOOO WD 40 thats a bad idea it will gum up in a the nooks and crannies with dirt it picks up. The sound is probably the bottom bracket or the bearings in the pedal. Take it to a bike shop
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Unfortunately, it would take some fairly major fabrication to accomplish this. I believe someone would have to make new pedals, which could run into some serious money. (If you could find anyone to do it from fear of being sued if you got into an accident). I'm sorry this isn't much help and maybe someone else will have a better answer for you. I also hope your ankle feels better soon! Good Luck!
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