How To Clean Chain On Kick Drum

Cleaning concatenation on kick pedals?

Hi drummit

I want to clean the concatenation on my kick pedal bondage (they are squeaky and nasty) but I want your opinions outset. I was going to clean them out with a footling WD40 so utilize chain oil/lube (Like the chain lube you use for a chainsaw) to the concatenation. I'grand non certain if lithium grease would be a ameliorate lubricant to use.

What are your thoughts?

I'm gonna buy a direct drive pedal presently but I wanna brand these terminal a little longer.

level 1

NO WD-40!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And its probably not the concatenation either. Its probably the bearings and bulldoze shaft that connects the pedals (sounds like of you lot got a double pedal).

WD-xl will launder away any lube that was there and when it evaporates the squeaking volition be worse. I utilize white lithium grease.

You're going to accept to take the pedal apart and get it all around and in anything that moves. Wipe off the excess.

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I'one thousand going to use WD-40 to intentionally wash away the old lube (And thus the dust and stick bits that are caught in it and my chain) then I'm going to re-apply lube/oil. I have industrial chain oil, only I'll see if I can find some white lithium grease.

I'm supposed to record before long, so I wanna have care of this squeaky pedal. The squeak is most definitely coming from my chief pedal, I don't hear the audio when playing the slave pedal. So I don't think it is the drive shaft. Which bearing should I accept a look at on the principal pedal?

level 1

I basically only wipe them off with a clean rag, and apply cycle lube.

level one

I use 3-In-i Oil on my pedals; it'due south what'southward convenient and doesn't brand too much of a mess. Your plan is pretty much what I'd recommend - WD40 is great, specially for cleaning parts, but information technology doesn't last very long equally a lubricant.

level ii

Thanks, I'one thousand going to use the WD40 to clean the parts and then utilize oil afterward. Does that sound right?

level 1

I utilize gun oil for my pedals. Fabricated my pedal experience like new and took out the squeaks