ok guys i need some help here ....i have a pedal i cant get 2 break loose ...i tried penetrating oil ,,,,tried a little heat ...tried a cheater pipe ....nothing ...its still on the bike so i cant put the other side in a vise ....anyone have any other ideas ?
SUPER stuck pedal ....
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Get a guaranteed open end wrench (Harbor Freight now guarantees them).
Impact works wonders.
put crank in a vice if you can, make it pretty much immovable.
if you get desperate, stick a large screwdriver thru the chainring, turn chainring until screwdriver is lying on bike frame.
Have someone hold the screwdriver if you have help.
if the frame is nice, wrap screwdriver in shop rag where it contacts the frame.
I usually to do this with the chain still on, and hit it in the backpedal direction like you are applying the brakes (assuming a coaster brake).
put wrench on pedal, hold wrench with pliers, hit wrench sharply with a hammer, Brass hammer if you have one.
don't hit your thumb!
Remember :
pedal on right side (chainring side), lefty-loosey -- righty-tighty. counterclockwise to remove.
pedal on left side, just the opposite righty-loosey -- lefty-tighty. clockwise to remove.
If you screw up wrench, take it back for a new one under guarantee. (you won't).
Impact works wonders.
put crank in a vice if you can, make it pretty much immovable.
if you get desperate, stick a large screwdriver thru the chainring, turn chainring until screwdriver is lying on bike frame.
Have someone hold the screwdriver if you have help.
if the frame is nice, wrap screwdriver in shop rag where it contacts the frame.
I usually to do this with the chain still on, and hit it in the backpedal direction like you are applying the brakes (assuming a coaster brake).
put wrench on pedal, hold wrench with pliers, hit wrench sharply with a hammer, Brass hammer if you have one.
don't hit your thumb!
Remember :
pedal on right side (chainring side), lefty-loosey -- righty-tighty. counterclockwise to remove.
pedal on left side, just the opposite righty-loosey -- lefty-tighty. clockwise to remove.
If you screw up wrench, take it back for a new one under guarantee. (you won't).
I am having the same problem... I've destroyed two "lifetime" wrenches on this. I finally cut it off and started drilling to drill out the remainder.
the key is that the crank can't move, only the threads.
some of them just won't come apart.
mechanics usually have a box of destroyed tools that they occasionally run by Sears to replace 'em, no questions asked.
some of them just won't come apart.
mechanics usually have a box of destroyed tools that they occasionally run by Sears to replace 'em, no questions asked.
yeah i know jerry i messed up one craftsman and another cheap wrench so far ....LOL i have never seen a pedal this tought b4 ...i had 2 leave the garage today i was about 2 have a fit of anger ....and with my dads harleys back there ...well i would be up the creek if something happened 2 those ....so i went for a chill out ride ...LOL back 2 the pedal drawing board 2 morrow ....
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you are turning it the right way correct? I had one that wouldn't move at all. Tried for 3 days on it then I spun it the other way 
I have had good luck with soaking the part in Kerosene overnight then brute force.
I have had good luck with soaking the part in Kerosene overnight then brute force.
Any luck? I've cut mine off and finally drilled through it today. Pedal stems are tough steel let me tell ya. I've wrecked a bunch of drill bits now too. Still not out yet. Hopefully tomorrow.
jerry if the bike was mine i would have already cut the crank and said forget it ...but i sold the bike and i need 2 get the pedal or atleast on of em off so i can ship it ....i didnt go mess with it 2day ...ill get at it 2morrow ...hopefully it comes off for me ...LOL
Easy. Disassemble the pedal down to the center shaft. Put a pipe wrench on the shaft and it will break loose. Pipe wrenches get tighter the more you push on them. Then reassemble the pedal. A little propane torch heat on the threads will help too.
One of the tools that I use the most is my Park pedal wrench. I think I paid $22 for it and it always makes short work of even the most stubborn pedal.
i like the pipe wrech idea ..i may try that ....thnx !!! and yeah i need 2 get me a pedal wrench ....and i will !!!
i also bought some evapo rust ....was gonna try that and see if that would break it loose ....
i also bought some evapo rust ....was gonna try that and see if that would break it loose ....
deorman said:
go for the straight fluted. there self centering burrless bits. they cost a little more, but they will drill through just about anything, while making it seem as easy as drilling through butter.
i use m on my knives, after they come back from heat teat.
only problem, they are brittle and don't like lateral force. :wink:
when i can't removea pedal, i heat up the end of the crank till its cherry. you get it to expand, and those nasty pedals usually turn out with little effort.
Probably messed up a few , before I got it right. If you take a pipe/cheater bar and go the wrong way , you may never get them loose. Then someone said "Sitting on the bike everything loosens to the rear" Didn't mess up anymore. Oh and yeah I have several of those sprung wrenches. 
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:shock:good news ...my dad got those pedals off ...had 2 clamp it down 2 the welding table but he got em with no heat !!! had 2 use a cheater pipe on one the whole way off ....screwed up the threads but its out there ...thnx for all the input guys !!!! ill keep some of them ideas in the ol memory bank !!!! MIKE
