Yamaha pedal pivot

[Tom Driscoll]

Subject: Yamaha pedal pivot


>I just serviced a 20 year old Yamaha C7 where the sustain pedal was 
>clicking badly whenever my foot touched it. I've encountered this before 
>and had discovered that the nylon pivot pin bushings can be the cause of 
>this symptom, but in this case the bushings were fine. The hole in the 
>pedal itself was badly worn (hour-glassed) and the pin quite loose. Has 
>anyone ever seen this before? My first thought was to just replace the 
>pedals, but I was wondering about maybe epoxying the pin in place. Any 
>thoughts?
>
> - Mark Dierauf

    Mark ,
    Remove the pedal and the loose pin. With a prick punch and hammer make a 
series of dimples all around the hole and as close to the hole as 
possible--- on both sides of course. Drive the old pin back (be sure it is 
still straight first).
    This is an old clock makers trick.
    Tom Driscoll