New pedals, not without a fight...

[mastronaut]

I finally got my new Bell 'Cruiser' pedals. The trick was getting the old ones off. I tried everything to get them loose but they kept winning.
I finally took it to a welder to apply heat, which did the trick. Here's a shot of the end result. 8)

 

[Rat Rod]

I hate stuck pedals....glad you got them off.

BTW....ever since I knocked the background out of your Avatar I can't stop staring at it, ha ha.

The Powel Peralta Ripper wins coolest Avatar on this site. :wink:

 

[user 135]

Looks good. I had to use a heat gun on some pedals on the Super Maxy cranks on the Letour I picked up. The aluminum bonded to the steel and tore out about half the threads. Glad your went easier.

 

[rustyspokes21]

Ahh stuck pedals are my fav......Haha I hate when something soooooooo easy becomes a fulls day work......Amen on your pedal removing and she looks RAD.......Awesome ride......

 

[iRide Custom Bicycles]

I never remember which way to loosen them...LOL

What a fantastic bike...absolutely beautiful.

 

[mastronaut]

I was lucky I didn't get hit by the 14mm as it sprung back after a solid hammer blow! It must have gone fifteen feet and broke a jar of screws on the workbench!
It was that epiphany that sent me off to the welder....Thanks for the compliments about my ride, I'm thrilled

 

[Rat Rod]

Easy way to remember how to loosen pedals...

Turn the wrench towards the back of the bike on both sides to loosen.

Turn the wrench toward the front of the bike on both sides to tighten.

 

[bikebum1975]

Very nice looking bike. Cool color scheme on it.

 

[mastronaut]

I hate stuck pedals....glad you got them off.

BTW....ever since I knocked the background out of your Avatar I can't stop staring at it, ha ha.

The Powel Peralta Ripper wins coolest Avatar on this site. :wink:

Thanks! When you PM'd me about it last week I got nervous. I thought you were gonna make me get rid of it! :shock:
I like the 'mod' you did to it too! Yeah, I like my skate stuff too!

 

[slacker]

I haven't had an issue with stuck pedals since I got my Park pedal wrench. Actually I have two now! I have never found a pedal that wouldn't release with a PW-4 and some PB Blaster. Probably one of the best things I ever bought!

 

[Rustinkerer]

I recall looking at previous pics of it and thinking 'nice ride, when's he gonna get some decent pedals?' LOL! ~Adam

 

[mastronaut]

Well Slacker, I went to my LBS to get a pedal wrench, brought it home only to find out I needed a 14mm, not the 15mm that I just bought. I say LBS but here in Maine local is relevant to the distance you need to drive, 45 minutes to an hr away. 'Up the road a piece' = 10 miles! :wink:

I kinda thought someone would notice the crappy pedals, but I needed to put aside a little pocket change....

 

[slacker]

The Park PW-3 is a double sided wrench. It has both 9/16" and 15mm. Pretty handy for old bikes. I though Pedro's used to make one also.