Sampaj Posted October 15, 2022 Share Help wanted to remove tight pedals please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warick_wrx Posted October 15, 2022 Share NB: take note of thread direction. You can use a pipe over the allen / hex key to improve mechanical advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstV8 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Right (driveside) pedals are always standard-threaded. This means they tighten by turning the spindle clockwise and loosen by turning anti-clockwise. In other words, right to tighten, left to loosen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 15, 2022 Share Pedals loosen to the rear of the bike, when the spanner/Allen key is above the horizontal position. Phillippe Coetzee, guidodg, Zebra and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted October 16, 2022 Share 18 hours ago, FirstV8 said: Right (driveside) pedals are always standard-threaded. This means they tighten by turning the spindle clockwise and loosen by turning anti-clockwise. In other words, right to tighten, left to loosen. What he said, right pedal the right way, left pedals go the wrong way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted October 16, 2022 Share 18 hours ago, Frosty said: Pedals loosen to the rear of the bike, when the spanner/Allen key is above the horizontal position. Also what he said. took the pedals off my bike earlier today to inspect, and this method is how I remembered the thread direction. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted October 16, 2022 Share 19 hours ago, warick_wrx said: NB: take note of thread direction. You can use a pipe over the allen / hex key to improve mechanical advantage. If you have a good set of Allen keys, I rounded 3 6mm Allen keys once trying to remove a stubborn pedal. All cheap rubbish Allen keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Metcalf Posted October 16, 2022 Share I used an old seatpost (not recommended😁) over an allen key to gain leverage if it helps at all. It worked brilliantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100Tours Posted October 16, 2022 Share 57 minutes ago, Josh Metcalf said: I used an old seatpost (not recommended😁) over an allen key to gain leverage if it helps at all. It worked brilliantly. well it does get your knuckles out beyond the line of the chainrings I guess. just don't hit them on the floor when it decides to let go. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillippe Coetzee Posted October 16, 2022 Share 8 hours ago, Josh Metcalf said: I used an old seatpost (not recommended😁) over an allen key to gain leverage if it helps at all. It worked brilliantly. The one time I was struggling with a crankset, I was battling for quite some time, I got up went outside and got the metal rake and used that to get it loose. (the opposite site of where the teeth are) It can be mad frustrating sometimes.. 🤣 Edited October 16, 2022 by Phillippe Coetzee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillippe Coetzee Posted October 16, 2022 Share On 10/15/2022 at 7:14 PM, Sampaj said: Help wanted to remove tight pedals please It sometimes work to heat up the threads with a heatgun, or Q20 can help or you can create some kind of shock. (Putting the spanner where it needs to be and hitting the spanner with a hammer.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WernerStrydom Posted October 17, 2022 Share On 10/15/2022 at 7:14 PM, Sampaj said: Help wanted to remove tight pedals please Left side has an opposite direction thread. Hack: To loosen, turn both in the direction of the rear of the bike. You might need some Q20, give it time to penetrate the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted October 17, 2022 Share https://www.makita.co.za/DTD152Z.html That and the appropriate high quality driver bit to remove. Your knuckles will thank you. Side note- don't ever use it to tighten the pedals afterwards, normal short allen key and some grease to tighten pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2fly Posted October 17, 2022 Share I use an Allen key socket with a PowerBar (long wrench not the overpriced energy bar) 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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