Gazelle Orange C330 HMB, Руководство пользователя

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9. Bottom bracket, cranks
and pedals
9.1 Maintenance
The pedals on your bike are attached through the cranks
to the bottom bracket. There is nothing you need to worry
about here, since the bottom bracket as well as the pedals
are manufactured as “sealed units”. This means that you
never need the lubricate them.
It is a good idea nevertheless to pay some attention to
these components. Accordingly, the cranks must be secure
and they must not show any play. If this is the case you will
hear an irritating grating noise as you pedal. What is more,
a loose crank can cause irreparable damage to the bottom
bracket. However a small amount of play in the pedal
bearing is allowable. This is because the pedal spindle
will bend a little with the passage of time due to the force
exerted on it.
If the pedals themselves or the cranks are damaged
following a fall for instance, they will need to be replaced.
If you bend them back, the material structure can actually
change to such an extent that they could well fail of their
own accord at a later date.
9.2 Repairs
Do you want to replace the pedals? Then you can remove
them
(see figs. 88 and 89) with a 15 mm open-ended
spanner on the flats (A) or with a 6 mm Allen key directly on
the inner end of the spindle (B) . Pedals do need to be fitted
on the correct side, which is why they are marked L and R.
When the pedals are fitted correctly, you screw them on in
the direction of the front wheel and unscrew them in the
direction of the rear wheel.
NB
You pedal can become slippery in wet weather, even if
you have non-slip pedals.
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89
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