Charles Hightower on tue 1 may 07
I have had my Axner M-300 wheel for about 3 years now. Great company and
Howard Axner will sometimes respond to emails himself. Well my pedal locked
up and I went over everything with Glen at Axners service dept. We couldn't
figure it out. The bar going though the base just won't move unless you go
at it with a 15" Cresent wrench. No signs of corrosion. If it was that the
diameter of the holes leading the bar were too small, the pedal would have
always not worked. Very strange. Since my warranty is up I'll need to buy a
new pedal but they are $85 a pop. I adjusted the pedal to a moderate speed
until I can buy a new one. Lots of pots to throw before my June show. I'm
thinking about turning the parts that do work into a hand throttle. Any
ideas? I just can afford a new one much less a backup wheel. Thanks.
Carl Finch on wed 2 may 07
At 03:11 PM 5/1/2007, Charles Hightower wrote:
>I have had my Axner M-300 wheel for about 3 years now. Great company and
>Howard Axner will sometimes respond to emails himself. Well my pedal locked
>up and I went over everything with Glen at Axners service dept. We couldn't
>figure it out. The bar going though the base just won't move unless you go
>at it with a 15" Cresent wrench. No signs of corrosion. If it was that the
>diameter of the holes leading the bar were too small, the pedal would have
>always not worked.
By "bar" do you mean a hinge pin that holds and pivots the upper
pedal plate upon its base? (If such exists--I can only guess how
this thing is constructed)
What is the material of the base and of the "bar?" If the bar is
steel and the base is a soft metal (pot metal, aluminum, etc.)
repeated rubbing of the bar on this softer "bearing" might cause a
transfer of the soft metal to the bar--and so make it lock up.
Possibly repeated heavy pressure on the pedal plate has distorted it,
causing the bar to jam.
Have you disassembled the pedal unit to be able to see this? I would
think it would be pretty easy to either clean off the bar or slightly
enlarge the holes (bearing surfaces) through which it passes.
Since no owners of the M-300 have responded yet, if you have access
to a digital camera, it might be helpful to post a picture on the
Clayart Flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clayart/
to show (if possible) just what is binding.
--Carl
in Medford, Oregon
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