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Hello I know very little about bikes. I have a new bike from Schwinn that is busted and can not get a hold of them from over 3 months for warranty.
The pedal is stripped from the arm and wont stay on. I am not sure what this thing in the picture below is called? I know the part is called Shimano FC-TY201 Alloy 24T/34T/42T but I am having a hard time finding it.
Any help would be great. I need a new pedal and the long piece that holds it.
Hello I know very little about bikes. I have a new bike from Schwinn that is busted and can not get a hold of them from over 3 months for warranty.
The pedal is stripped from the arm and wont stay on. I am not sure what this thing in the picture below is called? I know the part is called Shimano FC-TY201 Alloy 24T/34T/42T but I am having a hard time finding it.
Any help would be great. I need a new pedal and the long piece that holds it.
Hello I know very little about bikes. I have a new bike from Schwinn that is busted and can not get a hold of them from over 3 months for warranty.
The pedal is stripped from the arm and wont stay on. I am not sure what this thing in the picture below is called? I know the part is called Shimano FC-TY201 Alloy 24T/34T/42T but I am having a hard time finding it.
Any help would be great. I need a new pedal and the long piece that holds it.
I assume you know that the left crank arm (the one in the photo) is a reverse thread, it tights counter clockwise while the other crank arm is a conventional right hand thread.
The pedals actually tighten in the same direction that the rider is pedaling.
The thread in the crank arm is stripped. For an el cheapo like that it's probably impossible to buy a single replacement arm that's an exact replacement. However, the mounting of the arm to the axle is one of a small number of standard attachments, so if you can find a replacement arm of the same length and same mounting at the axle, you'll almost certainly be good to go - since it's the left arm that's damaged and it doesn't carry the sprockets.
Any good bike shop will either be able to find something in the junk bin that will work, or will be able to put a repair insert in that restores the thread. The pedal, being made of steel while the arm's aluminum, is probably OK for re-use after cleaning up the thread.
Now you know why it's important that pedals be properly tightened. Buy a bicycle from Dick's and you're relying on the initiative of the mouth-breathing minimum wage kid that assembles them in between putting boxes in the trash compactor and putting the basketball shoes back in the boxes. The chance the store even owns a proper pedal wrench is going to be pretty near zero I'd bet.
The thread in the crank arm is stripped. For an el cheapo like that it's probably impossible to buy a single replacement arm that's an exact replacement. However, the mounting of the arm to the axle is one of a small number of standard attachments, so if you can find a replacement arm of the same length and same mounting at the axle, you'll almost certainly be good to go - since it's the left arm that's damaged and it doesn't carry the sprockets.
Any good bike shop will either be able to find something in the junk bin that will work, or will be able to put a repair insert in that restores the thread. The pedal, being made of steel while the arm's aluminum, is probably OK for re-use after cleaning up the thread.
Now you know why it's important that pedals be properly tightened. Buy a bicycle from Dick's and you're relying on the initiative of the mouth-breathing minimum wage kid that assembles them in between putting boxes in the trash compactor and putting the basketball shoes back in the boxes. The chance the store even owns a proper pedal wrench is going to be pretty near zero I'd bet.
Hopefully the person who installed the pedals knew that the left crank arm is always a “left hand” (reverse) thread! If not, that might explain why the crank arm is stripped!
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