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    So I decided after cleaning my DW9000 I would take the time and try to clean up my old faithful DW5000.
    This pedal has seen years of abuse and playing! lots of beer, sweat and even blood spilt on this pedal.
    It's been a great pedal and holds up to the abuse.

    Well today I took it apart and unbelievable the results are.
    I cleaned up all the internal parts and cleaned all the bearings.
    They were bearing even moving and now they spin free!


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    Great video! You got one that shows how you took apart the pedal? I got a double DW5000A that could use a good cleaning! Thanks!!

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    I started filming the entire thing. I didn't have a tool at my house that I have at my shop. So I left to go get it and forgot to restart the video.

    But I'd gladly take it all apart again once my new springs come in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SpazApproved View Post
    I started filming the entire thing. I didn't have a tool at my house that I have at my shop. So I left to go get it and forgot to restart the video.

    But I'd gladly take it all apart again once my new springs come in.
    So what I gather is you need a bearing press right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by late8 View Post
    So what I gather is you need a bearing press right?
    Not at all! The DW5000 uses a C clip on one side of the bearing pins which the 9000 does not use.
    So I had to run to my shop to grab those specialty pliers for C clips.

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    i took apart my trusty Tama Titan hh stand last year. cleaned n oiled everything on it. It helps for sure
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    I'd bet 99%+ of the kick pedals out there have never been taken apart and cleaned. It's amazing how quickly grease can dry out and get stiff...not to mention all the contaminants that get in a pedal; dust, mud, lint, carpet fibers, water, beer, hair, water...you name it. If you're a gigging drummer, just think of everything that's on the restroom floor of a typical bar/nightclub. You walk around on it, then literally grind it in to your footboard. At the end of the night, you break it down and pack it up with your bare hands, LOL.
    We should carry a can of Lysol spray in our hardware cases!
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    Play the SONG......not the DRUMS!!!

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    I use Tri-flow on my pedal bearings. . . . . .works great!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SpazApproved View Post
    Not at all! The DW5000 uses a C clip on one side of the bearing pins which the 9000 does not use.
    So I had to run to my shop to grab those specialty pliers for C clips.
    Ok thanks! I need c-clip plyers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by N2Bluz View Post
    If you're a gigging drummer, just think of everything that's on the restroom floor of a typical bar/nightclub.
    Restroom floor? How about the livestock exhibit at the county fair?


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    Cleaning and lubricating hardware on a regular basis should be a no-brainer, and snap-ring pliers should be a part of any drummer's tool kit. A can of WD-40 and an air compressor will keep you from replacing your expensive (or cheap) gear when all it needs is a little TLC.

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    Quote Originally Posted by late8 View Post
    Restroom floor? How about the livestock exhibit at the county fair?


    You win on that "crappy" situation!

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    Quote Originally Posted by late8 View Post
    Restroom floor? How about the livestock exhibit at the county fair?

    LOL, I remember you talking about that. I think I mentioned that cattle can uninate backwards for a surprising distance.
    We played one dive bar where a drunk stumbled up to the stage at break, stepped up to the mic and proceeded to apologize to the crowd for puking all over the floor in the hallway by the bathrooms.
    -Brian

    "Too many crappy used drum stuff to list"

    Play the SONG......not the DRUMS!!!

    "I think that feeling is a lot more important than technique. It's all very well doing a triple paradiddle - but who's going to know you've done it? If you play technically you sound like everybody else. It's being original that counts." ~ John Bonham

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    Quote Originally Posted by hippychip View Post
    ...snap-ring pliers should be a part of any drummer's tool kit.
    I can't think for the life of me what besides the c-clip on the pedal bearing I would need a set of these pliers for my kit? My car maybe??

    This makes sense:

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    Last edited by late8; 02-07-2018 at 10:24 AM.

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