Removing a pedal?

Unreal1066

Just bought some new flat pedals, but removing the old ones is proving difficult.

I removed the left pedel with relivative ease. Butwith the right pedel, the side with the gears on is just so hard to remove.

I am using a spanner and trying to undo it towards the rear wheel.

Am i removing it the right way? Is there anything to spray on to make it easier to remove?

The Northern Monkey

Might get flamed for this... but

Lean the bike against a wall.
Put the spanner in the correct postion on the pedal.
Stand on pedal with one foot and gently put pressure on the spaner using your other foot.
Use your weight to budge it.

Done that a few times, but theres a chance that the spanner can slip and round off the bolts or wreak the pedal/crank arm thread.

DVV

1. Squirt some GT85 into pedal threads.
2. Right-hand pedal at 3 o'clock
3. Pedal spanner on pedal nut, also at 3 o'clock
4. Foot on pedal
5. Pull up on pedal spanner, keep pedal in same place with foot.
6. Repeat on other side, noting that thread is reversed.

.blitz

Unreal1066 wrote:

Just bought some new flat pedals, but removing the old ones is proving difficult.

Have you checked if there's a hex socket on the inside of the pedal axle? If there is, a hex key can be used to remove the pedal.

Otherwise invest in a quality pedal spanner and give it some with a rubber mallet.

MacAndCheese

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious, but one side has a reverse thread (clockwise to undo.) can't remember which is which but park tools or similar site should have the info.

The reverse thread stops the pedal undoing itself whilst pedaling.

pte1643

MacAndCheese wrote:

one side has a reverse thread (clockwise to undo.) can't remember which is which

Right Pedal has Normal thread... Clockwise to Tighten.
Left Pedal has Left-Hand thread... Anti-Clockwise to Tigthen.

And... Yes, it's for the exact reason you state.

Soul Boy

I usually turn my bike upside down, straddle the down tube facing the pedals, then both unscrew with a downward montion....well it works for me.

Oh, and I always use a dab of regular grease on the threads.

morleyman200

get a longer armed spanner, more leverage power.

All-rounder malli

yeah i just had to smash mine with a mallet until it came out and then on the right sided one it ended up braking and part out the crank arm came out, the bit that screws into the crank arm and then the pedal screws into that? anyone know what that's called?

Unreal1066

I thought you all might just say brute force, which i am doing, and it hasn't worked yet.
Cheers. Will post again when i get the pedel off.

yoohoo999

i stick a spanner on, then tap the end of the spanner gently with a mallet.

it only takes a couple of taps to work it loose, but i could spend 10 minutes cursing and scraping my knuckles trying to do it with a small spanner and arm strength alone!

BobbyTrigger

jam the other crank arm against something so that it cant move and use a long shifting spanner. easy peasy japanesey.