My pedals won't come off.

miggillicuddy

Yes I know it sounds like a n00b question but they are seriously stuck.

They're cheapo shimano spds. (I dont have the proper pedal wrench but I'm using a similar spanner/wrench thing)

I've been trying to get them off all night but they seriously wont budge. I'm turning them the right way but I'm scared that if I put any more force on the spanner, I'll bend the cranks or something.

Does anyone have any suggestions, preferably before tomorrow mornig as I'm away to germany with the bike. I doubt anyone will be able to help but brute fore just isn't working...

dunker

apart from saying "use more force" maybe more sensible to take into a lbs in germany and get them to do it?

miggillicuddy

Well yeah I probably will do that but it would be nice to have the new pedals on before I leave. :?

Unklehomer

using a spanner, not an alan key, i'd start hitting it with stuff

BoredHousewife

stick a long metal pipe over the end of your spanner, MORE LEVERAGE!!!!!

WillGTJumper

sort em out in a shop over in germany

The Joe Show

Take the crank arm off the bike.

Put the spanner on the pedal axle and put the crank and spanner on the ground so they make a triangle shape.

Then step on the top of the triangle.

Steve Austin

what joe said

tompsk73

Really really be sure you are turning them the right way, remember each one has opposite threads to the other and to your pedal stroke. I nearly lost a finger when my 18inch spanner cracked trying to turn the pedal the wrong way.

dan_trials

What Joe said except leave it all on the bike, grip the spanner and crank arm together and then just tighten your grip.

GT Destroyer

This is sometimes well hard to do - I tried with a scaffolding pole over the crank on my old GT - Still didn't work. LBS is the best bet if its dead stuck. Remember to grease it when you are putting it back on, then it should come off a bit easier next time you try!!

ratty2k

I got a lovely set of XT HTII cranks cheap because someone couldn't get a pedal out of one side! Luverly!!!!

They left me a stub of an axle sticking out the driveside crank, stuck it in a vice and voila, after a bit of brute force and ignorance........

ddoogie

I'd use an allen key and your seatpost for extra leverage. Its what I do when mine come stuck.

Petethebogmonster

Have you tried some wd40 or the like, it can penetrate the corrosion and make freeing your pedals possible (had to do it with the bleed nipples on the brake caliper on my car the other day, at least 18 months of wet and road dirt to get through). Definitely grease threads of the new pedals, preferably use copper grease, when you fit them.

lukesaddy

i would say put an adjustable spanner over the bolt, then take a hammer, the bigger the better and hit the spanner till they come off

skukza

Ive sheered an ajustable spanner before, trying to take pedals off. Panicied thinking i had broken the crank or bb. so pleased after 5min of inspection when i gave up and picked up the spanner and there was a big crack in it :P

a liberal dose of wd40 was in order and then a lot of brut force with a borrowed pedal spanner, eventually they came off.

but for heavens sake make sure you turn them the correct way. overwise your doing nowt but tightening them.

ROCHA

After spraying with wd40 take the crankarm out of the bb. Grab the pedal in a vice. Then find a long pipe with a inner hole big enough for the crank arm to go in.
It will either come out or... :roll:

miggillicuddy

OK, cheers for your suggestions. Haven't had any luck thus far. I've been on the look out for a decent bike shop but nothing yet.

TBH it's not urgent, I'd just like to have my new pedals on the bike. Might just wait untill I get home.

MarvintheAndroid

lukesaddy wrote:

i would say put an adjustable spanner over the bolt, then take a hammer, the bigger the better and hit the spanner till they come off

Sorry to disagree. An adjustable is likely to open slightly if you hit it with a hammer, and you risk rounding the flats or worse still hurting yourself. Adjustable spanners are not designed to be thumped.

If you can't get the leverage you need, take it to LBS.

Marv.

Atz

Other than taking it to the LBS, any other solutions not mentioned here (can't try the long metal tube in this weather)? I'm trying to replace the pedals I got on the bike with some clipless ones and cannot shift them.

dave_s

Not sure if anyone has suggested it yet but have you tried Plusgas ?

http://www.pvrdirect.co.uk/productinfo. ... gas-PLG801

I used this on an absolutely seized brake boss and it shifted it no probs

George_N

My method for stuck pedals is to tie one crank to the down tube (an old toe-clip strap is ideal for this) and work on the opposite crank. Stand at the back of the bike, put pedal spanner on pedal and put a long length of pipe over the end of the spanner and push down hard. You need a good tight fitting spanner, not an adjustable one as said above. With this method you can't get the direction of rotation wrong and there is little or no danger of damaging your crank.

cheers

George