1960s Schwinn Pedal Question
My 13-year-old son rides an early 1960s Schwinn Typhoon to school every day. It's about 4 miles each way. On Mondays and Fridays, he hooks up a trailer to haul a baritone sax back and forth.
On the way home yesterday his right pedal fell off.
I'd like to post a photo, but I am unable to because I am new. If you add .JPG at the end of this URL you can see the pedal and shaft: pasteboard.co/IePU5Cy
I assume the pedals are original, but don't know for sure. The only markings I can see on the pedal is "Made in Germany," and on the shaft, maybe "6, R (written sideways), 106."Can anyone point me to tips for repairing pedals? So far my search has not been successful. I don't know enough about them to know what broke.
I tried to swipe a temporary replacement from two different 1970s Stingrays in the garage, and they seemed close, but not close enough as I couldn't thread them on. This one is clearly 1/2" - 20. Did later Schwinns use different thread lengths? Any advice appreciated. Making it work is more of a priority than 100% original, but we do what we can within our budget.
Scott
On the way home yesterday his right pedal fell off.
I'd like to post a photo, but I am unable to because I am new. If you add .JPG at the end of this URL you can see the pedal and shaft: pasteboard.co/IePU5Cy
I assume the pedals are original, but don't know for sure. The only markings I can see on the pedal is "Made in Germany," and on the shaft, maybe "6, R (written sideways), 106."Can anyone point me to tips for repairing pedals? So far my search has not been successful. I don't know enough about them to know what broke.
I tried to swipe a temporary replacement from two different 1970s Stingrays in the garage, and they seemed close, but not close enough as I couldn't thread them on. This one is clearly 1/2" - 20. Did later Schwinns use different thread lengths? Any advice appreciated. Making it work is more of a priority than 100% original, but we do what we can within our budget.
Scott