CatGirl Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 how on earth do i do this? looked at the pedals last night,stared at them for like 15 minutes...how do i take them off???? sorry for the stupid question but really dont know...
AndreZA Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 with an allen key on the inside of the cranks. Remember one of them is threaded the wrong way. It means that you can not use the "lefty loosy, righty tighty" method. I think it is "left is right but the right is wrong" .
spano Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 what pedals are they? some have an allen key which you loosen/tighten from the inside (through the hole in the crank) others,, you can just loosen with a wrench (size 13 I think?) just check the direction in which you turn them,, for the righthand side pedal you turn it clockwise to tighten it (anticlockwise to take them off) and the lefthand one is the other way round! ( clockwise to take it off) before you start you might want to spray some Q20 or something on the thread,, cause they can stick sometimes! spano2009-03-12 03:02:04
Trekker Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 No, the wrench is a size 15 and the one on the right of your bike has right hand thread, the one on the left has left hand thread. Of you face the bike from the side, put the wrench on the pedal shaft so that the loose end points up. Then turn the loose end towards the rear of the bike. This always works for loosening...
scotty Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Get a proper pedal spanner 15 and turn the spanner against your pedal stroke otherwise you'll just end up tightening it.
droo Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 There will either be wrench flats on the axle between the pedal and the crank, or place for an allen key on the end of the axle on the inside of the crank arm. The pedals have opposite threads - the right / drive side is a normal thread (anticlockwise to loosen) and the left / NDS as a left hand thread (clockwise to loosen).
CatGirl Posted March 12, 2009 Author Posted March 12, 2009 no hole for an allen key... they are just normal pedals. on the outside of the pedal there is a round plastic thing. cant get it out/off..is it suppose to come off??? on the cranck side there is a thing that looks like it can fit into a spanner...i'll try that tonight...
TNOSE_E Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 For us non lefty / right / clockwise / anticlockwise people, If you stand with the back wheel between your legs pull the spanner towards you for both pedals...
splat Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Its great fun and if you do it right, you only strip your knuckles once. Prepare a list of expletives in advance, as it would be terrible to run out and have to start repeating them during a tirade.
Trekker Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 That red thing, is my illustration of a 15mm spanner
droo Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 no hole for an allen key... they are just normal pedals. on the outside of the pedal there is a round plastic thing. cant get it out/off..is it suppose to come off??? on the cranck side there is a thing?that looks like it can fit into a spanner...i'll try that tonight... That thing what looks like it fits into a spanner is a wrench flat. A 15 spanner will do the trick, and try not to skin your knuckles on the chainring
CatGirl Posted March 12, 2009 Author Posted March 12, 2009 oooh ok that is it then... thanks! will try tonight. thanks all!!!!
AndreZA Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 No, don't try and loosen it on the outside of the pedal. There should be a flat part where the pedals attaches to the crank arm. .
CatGirl Posted March 12, 2009 Author Posted March 12, 2009 thanks i now know... PS: like they say as common as a number 13 spanner!!! haaa ha ha haluckily it is a size 15 spanner
Dirt*girl™ Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 If all else fails?u- tube it!?Whilst I was in the UK I got so confused doing it (not having all my dirt friends around ) I just ended up u-tubing it?no kidding ? there? this guy that shows you step by step how to take the pedals off...very clever for us girls! (Would post the link but it?s blocked at worked..will pm it later )<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Bike Mob Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Its great fun and if you do it right' date=' you only strip your knuckles once. Prepare a list of expletives in advance, as it would be terrible to run out and have to start repeating them during a tirade.[/quote'] wahahaaaaaa stripping your knuckles is a prerequisite!! You haven't done it properly if you aren't bleeding. Impaling yourself on the big blade counts extra points! Expect to rotate the cranks backwards at least 5 times before you get the right leverage!
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