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P1 pedals - bearing wear
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I have had a set of PowerTap P1 pedals for 18 months and ridden approx 10k km with them during this time.

Recently I noticed that the right pedal does not spin as smoothly as the left pedal. Sometimes when the pedal is turned by hand I can feel some sticking or grinding from inside the pedal.

Is this a bearing problem? Or something else??

Anybody else have a similar experience with P1's? Did it get worse? Did it suddenly seize?

The obvious option is to send it to PowerTap for checking servicing - but this is logistically very difficult from my far-flung location and inevitably leaves me without a power meter for several weeks at least - I have some "A races" coming up and really want/need to have a functioning power meter for these races, so I am very reluctant to send them away now.

Any self maintenance I can easily do to fix it or help it?

My biggest concerns are a sudden seizure mid race; or that by continuing to use it I make the problem materially worse and more difficult to fix.
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