Pedal assemblies

[mangel83]

For all those teams building your pedal assemblies do you use bushings or bearings and why? and how heavy are those things coming? just the pedals and the frame...

[drivetrainUW-Platt]

the typical life and movement of the pedals, I wouldn't see any reason to run bearings, bushing will more than sufice

[Lyn Labahn UW-Madison]

Bearings, cause they are awesome.

You have to be more specific on the what exactly counts towards the weight. Bias Bar? Master Cylinders? Resevoirs? Heel Rest? Hidden Nitrous Microswitch? I mean uhhh..

[Sarsippius]

"Bearings, cause they are awesome"
I would LOVE!!!! for you to say exactly that to the design judges and see their reactions! Pricaless

[james17]

Just a friendly and hopefully obvious reminder, there is a large amound of force on the entire pedal tray and any flexing allowed in the tray itself will register with the driver as a mushy pedal and make them unhappy. Trust me.

[Cement Legs]

Originally posted by Sarsippius:
"Bearings, cause they are awesome"
I would LOVE!!!! for you to say exactly that to the design judges and see their reactions! Pricaless

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[Agent4573]

We used bushing last year in our pedal assembly and it was a pretty sloppy mess after the competition. This year we're going with bearings. They may weight a bit more, but at least our pedal won't have an inch of sideplay in it.

[Steve Yao]

Broad delrin bushings, and a close fit. Might also look into UHMW Polyethylene.