No problems with mine.

Maybe you need new cleats?

 

I don't think it's the cleats if the same clicking occurs when I wear a tennis shoe
during pedaling.

Thing is, the spindle and pedal housing are solid with no play. I am going to try and lube
up the spring and hinge area of the pedal to see it that helps.

 

The Keo body wears down and there's play between the cleat and the pedal body. I have a pair with the same problem, right pedal clicks as it moves up and down against the pedal body. Lesson learned, do not buy carbon body pedals and expect long life. I've been using some Keo Classics with metal body this season and can't tell the difference.

 

Sounds like a bearing problem. If you bought it from a bike shop, talk to them.

 

I have the same problem with my old Look delta pedals. Next time around I will prob go with Shimano....

 

1banger, stop hitting the carriage return at the end of the box. The system automatically word wraps the text for you so your posts won't be so narrow.

I don't believe that lubing the external mechanism will do anything for your problem. You need to remove the axle and generously lube the axle assembly to affect this. The higher-end Look pedals require a special tool to remove the axle and one pedal (I think it's the right one) has reversed threads.

I've been using some Keo Classics with metal body this season and can't tell the difference.

When did they start to use metal for the bodies of any of the Keo pedals? All of the ones I have ever seen are plastic.

 

I've had 7 Look Delta pedals over the years (one of them is 22 years old), and only one of them developed bearing problems. Like I said, out of the 7, 1 failed, 3 are on bikes, and 3 are sitting around because the max tension is too low for sprinting.

 

Well, here is the solution for the ticking pedal. I clamped the pedal body in a vise and got a piece of scrap wood to pry the pedal clamping part open. I will only open about a 1/8th of an inch. Once I had it open, I used my pedro's syn grease injector to lube all contact points including the hinge pin surface as much as I could.

After wiping off all of the extra grease and a general clean up, put it back on the bike.
Took it for a ride and no more ticking! There must be a very small amount of play in the assembly that was causing this, or it was not lubed properly at the factory.

We' see how long this fix last. Thanks for all the suggestions everyone!