PorkPieGuy
Platinum Member
I wish you could send your pedals back to DW and have them go through everything, check the hardware, lube certain parts, etc. They don't happen to do this, do they?
If you do decide to do it yourself, make sure to heat the screws before you try to take them out. Depending on their age they may have thread locker on them.
Wuhan Solo may have more info about how hot they need to get to release the thread locker. I did it 20+years ago and I'm pretty sure I used a hair dryer, so it doesn't need to get super hot.
This little piece of advice may have saved many a pedal from destruction by "gorilla hands" attempting to loosen stuck screws. Well done, Sir.
I've never "refreshed" a pedal, but this thread has got me thinking about it. If nothing else, it would be a cool rainy day shop project. All I've ever done is the occasional blast of WD-40 and a quick wipe down. While my drums get "white glove" treatment, my hardware gets worked harder than a rented mule.![]()
Yeah...and I have with my Ludwig Speed King. Watched a video of a guy "pimping his pedal" and how he disassembled it, cleaned it, lubed it, polished it & put it all back together.But you could do it yourself.
Any chance you remember the name of the video? Looking to do something similar for my 20 year old Eliminator.Yeah...and I have with my Ludwig Speed King. Watched a video of a guy "pimping his pedal" and how he disassembled it, cleaned it, lubed it, polished it & put it all back together.
I will say that it made my 50+ year old pedal play like new.
As for DW: I'm sure the process is the same. Take care getting it all apart, clean it, lube it, polish it up & put it all back together.
I for one would have a service there at the factory for this purpose. Can you imagine the revenue made by servicing pedals for people?![]()
here:Any chance you remember the name of the video? Looking to do something similar for my 20 year old Eliminator.