[CR]Now:Handling ball bearings Was:Ebay outing and a question about Campagnolo pedals

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Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2002 16:04:28 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: [CR]Now:Handling ball bearings Was:Ebay outing and a question about Campagnolo pedals

David Blight wrote:
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> A little puzzle to while away the hours over the July 4th barbecue:
> Has anyone ever manged to get the outer bearings back into a pair of Record pedals? Is there some magic trick? I'm beginning to build up quite a collection of stripped pedals!

No tricks involved unless you think sticking the loose balls one at a time into a layer of grease you have spread on the bearing race is a trick. I use a slightly magnetized small screwdriver to pick up and place the balls individually.

Chuck Schmidt
SoPas, SoCal