Here is a little trick that I haven't used for some time and just thought of it when reading Megan's last Wandering Time post. When I used to mountain bike alot in really wet conditions I would use this little adapter on my grease gun to force grease into the pedals, bottom bracket and hubs. (loose ball bearing days) The adapter fits on any standard grease gun, and I imagine you can get it at an auto parts store or industrial supplier.
It worked really well on pedals. Drill a little (maybe 1/16") hole in the plastic end cap and force some grease in. The only trick is you have to see a little grease come out the other end- with some of the super sealed equipment these days it may be tough.
In aviation they use a small little fitting that presses into about a 1/8" hole and has a ball and spring to keep things sealed- they accept this needle fitting. I mucked about with such devices but ended up just leaving a small hole in the end cap- maybe water worked in- but it must have worked its way out again. These pedals are probably from the early 90's and have never been apart- just had grease pumped into them. Maybe this is where I should go with the Yuba, its agricultural enough.....
Cheers,
John
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