These pedals are totally serviceable, however if you manage to bend the spindle, it doesn't make much sense to service them as the spindle assembly costs more than the pedals now go for new. So, yesterday I came back from a pretty hard trail ride and I managed to bend the chromoly axles of these pedals. I disassembled them and I knew that due to the cost of new replacement parts, refurbishing is not an option. I remembered I have some extra set of old M520 clipless pedals lying around, so I disassembled those, including the bearings and spindles, which are actually the same physical dimensions as spindles of these saint pedals except from the color, so I swapped out the gold nut (the M520 nut does not fit in the saint pedals, so the gold nut is required) and bearings to the M520 spindles, packed with marine grease and reassembled the saint pedals. Zero play and straight axles again. Plus, I have never bent a M520 pedal spindle and they go for about 23 Euros new these days.
Luka Gorjup wow awesome thank you for that handy tip I will surely remember that with my next service cause I also tend to ride hard and have a downhill bike with same pedals . Thank you 😊
Redrockat, glad you find it useful! Just be sure you do not overtighten the ball bearings with the cone when assembling. I usually gently tighten the bearing cone with a wrench until it stops and go back about 4/10 of a turn before tightening the locknut. Better to have it a bit more loose than to tight. Oh, and do one pedal at a time, as spindles and locknuts have different thread directions ;) BTW, the one thing I am having problems with though, which is just remotely connected to pedals, is the durability of my flat pedal shoes. My girlfriend and I both use FiveTen Freeriders and have bought them together. While the sole on her pair is still pretty much intact, mine are completely torn from the pins of the pedals. I guess because I am a bit on the bigger side when it comes to cyclists with 195cm and 110 kg, but I really don't want to be buying new shoes every 3 months... Do you maybe have any experience with any other flat shoe brands with good grip?
Luka Gorjup I have ridden (don't laugh) with dc skateboard shoes with good results and also use salmons trail running shoes with great result. My one leg was shorter than the other (now surgically repaired broke it long ago) and this made for wear and tear on my crank the bearings and the pedals not to mention the shoes . That's also why I used flat pedals ,besides that three weeks ago I saw a lady break her ankle with clip ons on her trail ride and dislike clips because of that ,and believe me I've tried all the settings . I would think if you are a big guy that your feet are angled inward with your legs cause your hips are further apart than small and medium people's hips ,I would try a slightly longer broader crank shaft to bring your feet further apart and in a more natural "stance" position. These things are important ,my one friend had his bikes setup tuned and went on a ride directly from collecting his bike and now he has a compressed vertebra all of the sudden ,his seat was set just too low . This is why I work on my own stuff .
Obrigado por assistir meu vídeo . Estou na África do Sul. sim, se você cuidar dos pedais a lubrificação dura bastante tempo. Esses pedais são incríveis e eu os adoro.
It is simple just watch the video and follow what we do in it ,remember the one pedal is anti clockwise and the other clockwise in order to tighten them . Take care as the threads are very fine .
In order to keep it simplistic and easy we used a good new medium sized shifting wrench . It can be set tight onto the bolt touching services and this will allow you to tighten and loosen without making marks or indentations on your pedals .
@@Dreadfoool you will have to replace your bearing cartridge with new . You can order them from your cycle shop lime sure . The bearing cartridge comes with the bearings already installed .
Route 66 it all depends on how much you ride and how much contamination like muddy water and dust you get in there . You can always just feel the pedal and if the bearing feels rough then it's time for a service . I would say every six months minimum .
Just taking out the spindle assembly and repacking with grease does not take long, I personally do it quite often as I like the feel of freshly greased bearings. You don't even have to take them of the cranks if you are lazy ;)
Yo tengo unos iguales y a los seis meses empezaron a crujir,voy a hacer este mantenimiento,ojalá queden bien.ya hice el mantenimiento y no son de eje de balero sellado son un verdadero robo y eso que solo los uso en la ciudad.-
