removing a pedal

go plastic

hi guys, first post , hope someone can help

the problem is that i cant get one of by acid 2 crank brother pedals off my old mountain bike which has been sitting in my garage for quite a while gathering dust. every time i try and screw it off the hex key is slipping (im defo turning it the correct direction ) , there does appear to a bit of wear around the pedal connection for the key tho, is there any other ways to get these off ? or any other ideas ?

thanks

pilsburypie

Sounds like you ripped the thread mate - you'll need one of those special tool thingy-majigs that is used for ripped threads!

ride_whenever

So you've rounded the hole out in the axle? Your best bet would be to drill it out from the frame side, you might need a reverse bit depending which size it is.

Hell below zero !

Don't know these pedals but most pedals have flats on the axle so you can use a pedal spanner to unscrew them from the crank arm.This is a lot easier than using an Allen key as you get more leverage.So do yours have the flats on ?

go plastic

na mate unfortunately these pedals can inly be screwed on and off with an allen key

thanks for the replies

ride_whenever

CB pedals tend not to have spanner flats generally.

Hell below zero !

If you can't get them off then as a last resort you could file flats on to the pedals so you could spanner them off,don't know if this is possible with your pedals or any easier than drilling out.