Removing Stuck MTB Pedal

[Skylark]

What you really need is an impact driver, either pneumatic or cordless and loosen in the correct direction.

[keithbe]

Worst case scenario...take the bike to your lbs. What I couldn't get loose over a long period the technician did in a minute. I like to believe I did all the prep work for the easy removal.

 

Yes, I felt like a tool taking my bike in to get a pedal removed.

 

I now use anti seize grease. Makes life easier.

[Yazpeter]

 

This video definitely helped me! Almost brought to tears then stumbled upon this.

[quintonb]

If you only have an Allen key hex on the pedal shaft then maybe try taking the crank off and holding the Allen key in a vice and using the crank arm itself as leverage to get the pedal off.

Obviously making sure you are turning in the correct direction.

The crank arm should be longer than your Allen key and you can get a better hold on it.

 

Once you do get the pedal off, make sure to apply some copper slip or anti seize paste to threads.

Makes life a whole lot easier going forward.

[Me rida my bicycle]

I’d be willing to give it a proper go if you let me?

Do these pedals still have to work after removal?

Does removal include the threaded part?

How sensitive are you about the use of blunt and/or sheer force around your bike?

How do you feel about the phrases “lightly used” and “Normal scuff marks”

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[MrJacques]

When I had a stuck pedal a hit with a mallet helped. The sudden jolt seemed to do the trick.

[Barry]

Try remove the crank arme and place it in a vice with aluminum jaw then correct spanner with a pipe for leverage

[MudLark]

If nothing else works, buy a bottle of Spanjaard Penetrating & Releasing Fluid and let it penetrate over a few days (lie the bike on the side and put the oil on the back of the threads at regular intervals). My experience has been that the Spanjaard stuff will penetrate and release what nothing else will. 

 

https://www.spanjaard.biz/product/penetrating-releasing-fluid/

[Barry]

If you have no need for the old pedals then strip them down and clamp the axle in a vice turn the crank arm

[TNT1]

Hey Guys

 

Bought new look pedals on a lockdown special but now I am sitting with a problem. I was able to remove the right pedal easily but the left pedals is stuck. I have tried Q20, boiling water and a few other tips I found online but it is almost impossible to loosen the left pedal. Are there any other tips you guys can recommend ?  

 

Thanks 

So, have you decided on what new crankset you will treat yourself to?

[RocknRolla]

When installing Pedals, remember, you don't need to tighten then in JMSP in.

 

Just lightly tight with the allen wrench or pedal spanner.

[WhuYu]

When installing Pedals, remember, you don't need to tighten then in JMSP in.

 

Just lightly tight with the allen wrench or pedal spanner.

This....................is the important part when installing new pedals..........................

[MudLark]

When installing Pedals, remember, you don't need to tighten then in JMSP in.

 

Just lightly tight with the allen wrench or pedal spanner.

Would "JMSP" refer to a peculiarly South African expression then?

[Jewbacca]

I think an issue arises when its an alu crank arm/thread and steel pedal thread.

 

Galvanic corrosion is a real issue.

 

I know loads of pedals have steel thread inserts but not all.

 

OP, if none of the above methods work, treat yourself to some new cranks and pedals! It's a nice 'essential' upgrade...... 

[JJDT]

My son learned the hard way on removing pedals. Just before lockdown he tried to remove his new XT pedals from his MTB to fit it on his new Gravel Bike. Did not know what he did but he damaged the allen key part of the pedal. I removed the pedal just to find that the arm is taperred, took a grinder to make two flat spots in order to fit a small pipe wrench. That thing is so tight and the steel on the pedal is much harder that the pipe wrench can not get a grip. Gave up and took it to the LBS, which in turn asked an engineering shop to remove the pedal.

 

[ChristiaanSt]

Met geweld kan jy jou vinger in jou gat ook af breek....