How to make your Tama Speed & Iron Cobra pedals faster.

This is a quick video on how to clean, lubricate, and maintain your Tama Speed Cobra & Tama Iron Cobra pedals, which will keep them fast and keep them feeling factory new. This demonstration shows how to properly service both the single and double (twin) versions of Tama's high end bass drum pedals.
I'm a gigging drummer, and I noticed after about 6 months of steady playing with my Speed Cobras, that they seemed a little sluggish. They definitely weren't as fast as when I first got them. I learned that like the rest of your drum gear, you have to keep up on the maintenance on your pedals to get the most out of them.
This video will show you the quick and easy way to disassemble, clean, lubricate, and reassemble your newer Tama single and double bass drum pedals to keep them running smooth and fast. I recommend doing this maintenance routine every 3 months to keep your pedals playing at their optimum level. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!

[@joshuawrye7]

Why would you lubricate a sealed bearing? The "grime" your lubricant is "cleaning" is actually grease that's packed into the bearing. Your better off just replacing the bearings.

[@veggpolish]

good video, but verry anoying that you say uhm ahh uhm like 2 million times

[@92pearlexport]

Go to your local skate board shop and buy the fastest bearings they have in your budget and put them in your pedal they are the same size

[@UrZNL]

In the manual it says the bearings are lube free by design...

[@donkkong5551]

I can not get my 310 to function a full capacity and what I mean is I can't hit doubles easily on every stroke for whatever reason, I have adjusted this thing a million different ways and changed the beaters and I just don't like it..Also, i feel the beaters over extend when hitting the bass drum head, the base plate seems like it needs to come closer when mounting to the hoop... My 20-year-old Iron Cobra is a better pedal, super annoying..

[@the6ig6adwolf]

This won't make your pedal any faster because it doesn't change the level of skill you're at as a drummer. It will make the pedal feel smoother.

[@tripledeluxedday]

When I used to skate I used to take the bearings off my deck and boil them on the stove in water then re-lube them and put them back in the wheels and then put the wheels back on the trucks. We would spin the wheels after boiling and re-lubing them and they would spin far longer than before. Faster quieter and longer duration of spin. We used GMS bearings and when you boiled them some gunk would boil out into the water.

[@Lasek339]

that bearings are shielded and contains special grease when assembled, when slack should be replaced, which can put spray is in chains! Spray the bearing can take the special grease and decrease their useful life, embrace

[@cwx8]

Not entirely sure what lubricating the outside of the ball bearings will do.

[@flatter33333]

With Bones Reds skateboard bearing is faster.

[@Fitheach81]

Probably the best videos I've seen on this in terms of dismantling the pedal, cleaning & reassembly as well as being applicable to the Iron Cobra's - at least the 900 something or other ones. I just took mine apart recently to clean and apply lubrication, as well as putting the rolling cams on. There's a lot of screws and small parts to keep track of but otherwise fairly easy to do.

[@sjang816]

I did this today step by step, the squeaking is totally gone. very helpful, thanks!

[@joshuachan56]

I don't really have any problems with my Speed Cobras, but after lubricating everything up, the slave pedal became noticeably smoother! I sometimes use my left foot as the lead foot, that's why the smoothness of the slave pedal is very important to me. I used a Tama Tune-Up Oil, which i recommend because it's super cheap and it's less "messier" than the oil that you are using. Thanks A LOT man! Really appreciate it! :D

[@fingerpointer10]

Great video, thanks for taking the time to create!

[@GamerFreak4876]

Great video man i'm definitely going to try this out today.

[@tommychong3651]

Just got one of these today. Wow they are awesome. I chose them over the dw9000. Mainly because you can't feel these on your feet while playing. The dw 9000 was really good and I loves the response. But they both had their pros and cons. It was a hard decision. Both had their strengths and weaknesses. Too choose between the two is hard.

[@stickymcstickle]

Nice video. I'm gonna do the same thing on my Iron Cobra double pedal and I'll let you know how it turns out. I've had it since 2005 and I've never cleaned it or lubricated it. I can feel a resistance so cross your fingers this helps.

[@Takes680]

I just got a set of speed cobras double pedal there so good i love them thanks for info

[@jeffrobbins]

Thanks DrumstickSteve! I'm glad you liked it.

[@jeffrobbins]

You're welcome... they are phenomenal pedals!