I have Fastway pegs that need new cleats. The cleats are the push in type and are not threaded. Has anyone used the threaded cleats in the push in pegs? Is it possible? I don't want to spend $30 on the replacement cleats if they won't work. I sent ProMoto an e-mail asking the same question but thought I'd seek a non-biased view from CafeHusky. Thanks
Well your in luck, i worked at Fastway for many years and did some of the design on those pegs. The press in F4 type pegs can not be converted to screw in. the whole size is different and threading them would be really hard. Your only option is to send the pegs to PMB and have them extract and press in new cleats. Things may have changed but i think this is correct.
My F3 screw in cleats are so warped and crushed that I cant remove them. I wish I had known they had press-in pegs when I bought these.
+1 on the Vise Grips. It is not as tough as you might think. I had some screws that the heads were quite worn and crushed and they came out easy with the Vise Grips.
I pulled the really worn cleats out with some vise grips. I thought I'd try some threaded studs I bought at Ace Hardware which are a little bigger and a matching tap. Just my luck.....I broke the tap off in one of the cleat holes. After a rainy afternoon ruining numerous drill bits with my hammer drill I got most of the broken tap out. I hate to send the pegs off and be peglesss incase an oportunity to ride comes up.
I've tried vice grips. There's still 4 or 5 that are so mangled I cant even get a bite on them. Lesson learned.... replace them before they are crushed too badly.
