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I was servicing my pedal today and I noticed again that the horizontal shaft on the slave pedal connecting to the black shaft which connects each pedal has quite a bit of travel between posts, the bearing on each posts can move in and out quite a bit. Is this how the pedal is supposed to be or do I have a problem? If so, how do I go about correcting it?

Also, the footboard on the main pedal is a little loose where it connects to the heel plate and can rattle a little too. Is there anything I can do about this or is it just wear and tear?

If it makes any difference, I've had the pedal since May 2001.

Thanks

[Gene Okamoto]

The wiggle in the footboard is from wear and tear.

The loose bearings could be from the support post taking a hit while transporting or also from wear and tear.

When I was in retail, I saw many pedals where the bearings became loose from normal use. I used to take the pedals apart and carefully, and I mean carefully, I'd pull the support posts away from each other a little at a time. After each pull, I'd put the axle and bearings back to see if the original spacing was acheived. I had excellent results with this method however I did break one frame in all those years...not a Pearl. It takes patience and "feel" to do this correctly and I don't recommend that you try it yourself. I highly recommend that you take your pedal to the shop where you purchased it or a repair person who has done this before to do the repair.

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Okay thanks. I've been planning to get an Eliminator soon so I might just do that and have done with it.