Riders and mechanics servicing Shimano pedals with a 10-tooth lock bolt axle.
The Shimano TL-PD40 is for installing and removing the pedal axle on Shimano pedals that use a 10-tooth lock bolt. It slides over the axle, engages the lock bolt, and turns with a spanner on its outer flats.
It is a simple plastic tool that suits many popular Shimano SPD and road pedals, such as the PD-M520, so you can pull the axle, clean out old grease and repack the bearings instead of replacing the pedals.
Fits 10-tooth lock bolts
Matches the plastic lock bolt on many Shimano pedals.
Service, don't replace
Pull the axle out to clean and regrease.
Simple to use
Turn it with a spanner on the outer flats.
Tool
Compatibility
Great for
Maybe not for
Check your pedal's dealer manual lists TL-PD40 before buying. Newer and higher-end Shimano pedals may use a different tool.
Mind the thread direction
The tool is marked with LOOSE arrows. Check the direction for the pedal you are working on in Shimano's dealer manual before you put force on it.
Hand tight on refit
The lock bolt is plastic. When refitting, snug it up firmly but do not crank on it, or you can strip it.
The workshop standard for over a century.
Shimano started as a small ironworks in Sakai, Japan in 1921 and grew into the world's biggest maker of bicycle components.
Alongside its groupsets, Shimano makes the dedicated service tools its own parts are designed around, which is why so many workshops keep a drawer of blue-and-grey TL tools.
