squeeky pedal on MSFF

How do I take apart the pedals for my MSFF? I took all the screws out, including the one under the sticker, as suggested in a previous post. But the thing just won't come apart. Please help, the squeeky pedal is REALLY annoying me and I can't concentrate while racing. Can't turn volume up too loud or neighbours might get annoyed. TIA Scott

Scott if you have all the screws out it just splits apart. I am at work right now but when I get home I can count the number of screws for you so that you know you have them all out. If I remeber right there are a lot of them and some can't be seen too clearly. Just send me and email, my real email address can be found on my website by clicking on the little mail box and I will send you the count. -- Jeff Murchison JR Screamers League Admin www.speakeasy.org/~jmurch/

Yeah I know what you mean Jeff. There are two I overlooked the first time I tried to take mine apart. They were nestled in the middle of the cover right around the axis for the pedals (The round recessed area). I think there are around 12 screws total. Mike > Scott if you have all the screws out it just splits apart. I am at work > right now but when I get home I can count the number of screws for you so > that you know you have them all out. If I remeber right there are a lot of > them and some can't be seen too clearly. Just send me and email, my real > email address can be found on my website by clicking on the little mail box > and I will send you the count.

My MSFF squeky pedal cured itself! :o)

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> How do I take apart the pedals for my MSFF? > I took all the screws out, including the one under the > sticker, as suggested in a previous post. But the thing > just won't come apart. > Please help, the squeeky pedal is REALLY annoying me and I > can't concentrate while racing. Can't turn volume up too > loud or neighbours might get annoyed. > TIA > Scott

-- Rob Swindells "Add life to your days, not days to your life." "The greatest substitute for talent is hard work." "Doing it, is better than watching it, is better than simulating it." "I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent."

Mine did to for awhile, but it soon came back. When you do get them apart, it probably wont be obvious what's causing the squeak, it took me awhile to work it out. Where the springs coil around on themselves they rub against eachother, they only seem to do it when the pedals are fully assembled and not when you've got the spring in your hand. To fix just get a flat screwdriver and push it between the coils to prise them apart just enough so as they don't rub, (be careful not to slip and stab yourself in the hand like I did) Mark

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> My MSFF squeky pedal cured itself! :o) > > How do I take apart the pedals for my MSFF? > > I took all the screws out, including the one under the > > sticker, as suggested in a previous post. But the thing > > just won't come apart. > > Please help, the squeeky pedal is REALLY annoying me and I > > can't concentrate while racing. Can't turn volume up too > > loud or neighbours might get annoyed. > > TIA > > Scott > -- > Rob Swindells > "Add life to your days, not days to your life." > "The greatest substitute for talent is hard work." > "Doing it, is better than watching it, is better than simulating it." > "I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent."

Tell you what I did... The squeaking drove me nuts too; didn't want to take the pedals apart, so just poured some oil in it. (yes, I'm kinda impulsive) Squeak disappeared, still waiting for a negative effect (after 2 months). throttle works just as fine as it did before the squeak, but it might not be the recommended way to do it though :p

Modifieng pedals is a dangerous job Mark. I don't think you would survive the LWFF ball bearings modification :) Andre

Once you've got all the screws out, the unit should come apart fairly easily. I now it sounds like a stupid question, but are you certain you took out all the screws? A couple of the screws are buried quite deep in the holes on the pedal base. Having got my pedal unit apart, I found a few squirts of WD-40 (light lubricating oil) on the springs and spring housings etc. did the job nicely. After many, many, many hours of use I've not had a single squeak! _____________________________________________ Andy Cunningham Stockholm, Sweden ICQ: 11355339