Help!! pedal stuck!

[annaats]

hi! im begging for advice here, im trying to change my cranks but i cant
get the pedal off the old crank, having serious trouble - itd be ok if
i cud ride one footed, but i cant! anyone got any suggestions??


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[unitoon]

for me to get a crank off, i don't straddle it, but i hold it upright
against a wall and stick my foot under the wheel so it can't move. then
i just let go of the seat post and let it fall so i don't have to hold
onto it. then i twist away!. also make sure you're not rounding off the
nut.


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[Brian MacKenzie]

unitoon wrote:
>
>
> if worst comes to worst, get someone to saw off the bolt and get a new
> one to put in.



i think it's safe to assume that sawing will NEVER have to come into
play when removing a pedal

try spraying WD-40 around it and letting it soak for a while before
attemping.

use a pedal wrench, or another long wrench long enough to provide
enough leverage (a pedal wrench is a cheap nice to have tool)

(and make sure you grease the threads this time before putting the new
pedal on the crank, it will prevent the seizing you have encountered)


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[unitoon]

oops. i'm SUCH an idiot. ;) i was thinking about my seatpost. heh.


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[annaats]

tholub wrote:
> Are you twisting it in the right direction? Left-hand pedals are
> reverse-threaded, so you twist clockwise to loosen them. What I do is
> straddle the unicycle wheel and sit on it (with the seat dropped
> behind); from that vantage point you can just remove both pedals in
> "the same" way (pushing the pedal wrench away from you).
>
> If you've already removed the crank, it will be hard to remove the
> pedal because you have no leverage. You might want to stick the crank
> back on the unicycle so you can loosen the pedal. Or else stick the
> crank in a vise.


thanks for the twisting point.... i may have been making things much
worse for myself... id convinced myslef it had to go anti-clockwise to
loosen, but as its the left pedal im goin to have to try clockwise
now!! also i tried getting it off before taking the crank off, but one
of the guys i asked for help decided it wud work better if the crank
was off because the uni was getting in the way... put the new crank on
now though... so i have a pedal-less uni...! o well, will keep trying!!
(the right way this time....!)


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