Pedal Removal Question - Quick Guidance Required !

I just got a new bike and a set of Ultegra SPD-SL pedals. Both ordered online
I wanted to check my position on the bike using my turbo so popped the pedals on. I just screwed them both in by hand and didn't tighten any bolts or use an allen key.
Now I can't get the pedals off, despite trying to loosen the bolt with a spanner.
Can someone who's less of a mechanical dunce than me advise how I can do it ?
I wanted to check my position on the bike using my turbo so popped the pedals on. I just screwed them both in by hand and didn't tighten any bolts or use an allen key.
Now I can't get the pedals off, despite trying to loosen the bolt with a spanner.
Can someone who's less of a mechanical dunce than me advise how I can do it ?
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I think so.
The pedals have a "tighten" on them and an pointing in one diretion, I'm turning the spanner in the opposite direction....
Tried that and no joy.
Using an adjustable wrench as the 15mm pedal wrench I have doesn't fit these pedals. And i don't have an allen that the right size.
Could I be struggling because I'm not using a pedal wrench ?
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Here's a pic of the pedal.
The bit I'm trying to turn is the silver bolt shape that runs flush to the black part of the pedal. Is this the correct bit ?
http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/category/components/pedals/product/review-shimano-ultegra-pd-6700c-carbon-road-pedals-12-46394
Shark Aero Pro
Px Ti Custom
Cougar 531
Sab single speed
Argon 18 E-112 TT
One-one Ti 456 Evo
Ridley Cheetah TT
Orange Clockwork 2007 ltd ed
Yeti ASR 5
Cove Hummer XC Ti
Start with the drive side.. ensure the chain is ON THE BIG RING.
If you can fashion some copper pipe or other tubing to extend the leverage of the allen key then sort it.
It's always a bit awkward but you insert the allen key and you will be pushing down in the direction of the REAR wheel.
Think of the rotation of the pedal in normal use... it tightens up as you pedal along... a nifty safety feature that ensures your pedals don not drop off in the road.
Reverse your thinking for the other side.. again you will undoing in the direction of the rear wheel.
Leverage is what you need not violence.
Although to be fair Shimano could make it clearer to mechanical dunce's that an allen key is required for the pedals, everything I could find online said wrench or allen would both be fine and there were no removal instructions in the box...
And I have a nice cut on my thumb after a slammed it onto the big ring. Won't make that mistake again.
We all learn... I nearly had no thumb at all last week when I messed up trying to extract a bb30 bearing with what I thought was a foolproof way....
Make sure you haven't crossed the threads, this can make then pedals stick and damages the softer metal of the more expensive cranks. When putting the pedal on, reverse the spindle to click the threads in place then screw in the correct way using finger and thumb only. When hand tight, apply the tool and tighten.