Get over tightened pedals off....

Gouldy-89
Gouldy-89 Posts: 49
edited August 2019 in Road beginners
So began to attempt to take my pedals off to fit Clipless back on (took them off for a family holiday), however got the tighten /loosen the wrong way round and tightened them right up. Finally spotted my error and started to loosen but they are so tight the nuts are actually beginning to round off....

Any ideas how I can get them off? Or is it a case of take to the shop and have them drilled off.....
Thanks

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  • me-109
    me-109 Posts: 1,915
    Do they have both recessed hex key fittings on the ends of the axles as well as spanner flats to the outside of the cranks? Might give you another possibility.
  • Gouldy-89
    Gouldy-89 Posts: 49
    Yes they do
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Long Allen key in the back then. If you have any metal piping you can slip that over the end for extra leverage.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    allen bit and breaker bar.

    #jobjobbed
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 2,820
    Pour kettle of boiling water over the crank where pedal is and give it a good heave - in the correct direction.


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • Jammiedodgeruk
    Jammiedodgeruk Posts: 36
    Whenever Ive had tight pedals I've stuck an allen key in the back and just used a small hammer on it.

    Just remember not to hammer it towards the frame!
  • paulwood
    paulwood Posts: 231
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    allen bit and breaker bar.

    #jobjobbed

    I splashed out on a 30" breaker bar and hex attachment. Not cheap and probably overkill but now get used by my mates to remove stuck pedals
  • sniper68
    sniper68 Posts: 2,910
    I can't remember the last time I used a pedal spanner :shock: Probably the 90s :lol: Always use an allen key...practically impossible to over-tighten.I do have an extra long allen key for removal though just in case!
    Lynskey R480

  • Gouldy-89
    Gouldy-89 Posts: 49
    Sadly no one had a long Allen key. But luckily the in laws had a 35cm long closed spanner. Took the pedals off the spindle and with a 2by4 between the crank and frame managed to get them off. Will not be making that mistake again!
  • cycleclinic
    cycleclinic Posts: 6,865
    A proper pedal spanner is needed a long one. The consumer tools can sometimes lead to fail. The tool a shop uses always wins.
    http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    thecycleclinic wrote:
    A proper pedal spanner is needed a long one. The consumer tools can sometimes lead to fail. The tool a shop uses always wins.

    errr no.

    just use the proper tool whether you are at home, in a shop or down the local custard factory.

    loads of shops are rubbish so i wouldn't always go with what they say.

    #cowboys
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.

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