I found the Weldtite syringe easy to use. It’s difficult to see what features that Speedplay could add to their version to compel me to pay the difference to upgrade.

RS PRO Grease 20 ml SGB Syringe | RS - RS Components

Note - this method can definitely be used for a stabilizer that is already mounted to a keyboard for example a prebuilt board or if your stabilizers need retuning and you dont want to desolder. It’s difficult to know, simply from t’imternet browsing, what other products might work. I was therefore resigned to paying up that 40 squid for the official Speedplay grease gun. Part of the reason for putting off the act of maintaining the Speedplays for so long is that the cost of the official Speedplay grease gun seemed so prohibitively expensive. My main concern was achieving sufficient pressure to force the old grease through the pedal and out the other side. This proved not a problem. What cant be seen clearly in Figure 4 is that both sides of the wire is being injected with the grease so as much of the empty space is being filled. Here is a sound test the lubed stabilizer versus an unlubed stabilizer to compare, the keycap used is the ansi enter key from MT3 Serika.

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The added resistance was no doubt helpful in supercharging my training effect, but not ideal if I’m trying not to wear down the pedal bearings. Though this latter fear was mitigated by the knowledge that the amount of power I put through the pedals is unlikely to wear down bearings made of soap.) My pleasure at succeeding at getting out of the house was soon interrupted by a creaking squeaking sound. Fill the syringe with the chosen lubricant. In testing Ive tried to use Servisol silicone grease with not much success becasue of the difficulty with pushing the grease through the needle of the syringe. To remedy this issue I recommend a grease with a NLGI grade no greater than 2.

Multi-Purpose Oil Transfer Syringe 200cc | Halfords UK Multi-Purpose Oil Transfer Syringe 200cc | Halfords UK

I rode the remainder of the ride in that state of heightened tension where you’re conscious of the ludicrous noise that is piercing through the otherwise peaceful June countryside evening and the potential damage that each pedal stroke might be making. There’s no point in attempting to build up the mystery in a post so far dominated by grease and tardy pedal maintenance. It was the Speedplays.I am now on the constant lookout for opportunities where precision greasing will give me a competitive advantage (both in my sporting and newly-resuscitated professional life). Having removed the little screw that otherwise holds the grease within the pedal, I presented the grease gun to the hole and, er, let it rip.