Bicycle Mechanics - Need help removing pedals...

I have a 02 rockhopper comp...

Trying to get pedals off just got my mallet C's in the mail...

I see one pedal is reverse thread ( I think the left pedal)

I caint get it off for the life of me.. Help please?

I did try to have one person stand on the pedal and i pulled, it wont budge or the wrench falls off...

thanks guys

Sounds like someone torqued those things to the point where they could withstand nuclear blast. :)

Line the pedal wrench up in a manner that gives you the best leverage and have at it! It helps to have the bike in a stand so that it is fairly immobile while you fuss with it. My Shimano 515's were put on really tight, so I found that lining up the wrench on a 90 degree angle with the crank gave me the most leverage.

I can't for the life of me remember which pedal is reverse-threaed, so I always look for the telltale "L" (or "G", for French-made pedals) stamped onto the wrench-flat of the spindle.

Right side pedal off counter-clockwise. Left side pedal off clockwise.
You may have a leverage issue. I install pedals with a Park pw-4, which has a sixteen inch handle. If your shop used one of these and you are using a box end or a home use pedal wrench you may not be able to oomph it enough to get it off. A shop like mine would pop the old pedals off for free.

One easy way to remember; RIGHT IS RIGHT, in other words the righthand pedal screws off the right way. Also buy (or borrow) a real pedal wrench. I bought myself a Tackx for about 8 bucks. It is the right thickness, most open end wrenches are too thick, and it has a long handle for extra leverage. Money well spent. If you have a heat gun you can heat up the crankarm end and then go at it with the wrench again, don't use a torch. Try hitting the wrench with a piece of 2x4, wooden or rubber mallet etc. instead of turning the wrench. The shock may loosen it. Also WD40, let it soak in, reapeat the above. When you finally get it off and you are ready to put on the new pedals remember to thoroughly grease the threads, or use copper paste anti-sieze, before installing. It is not necessary to tighten the hell out of them either, and it's a good idea to remove them once in a while and turn the axle with your fingers to feel for bearing wear, dirt, etc. That's why it's a good idea to own a pedal wrench.

When installing pedals the rule is "Back off, man." The wrench should be turning toward the back of the bike to take the pedal off. As for the tight pedal, you may need to pull the crank so that you can mount it into a vise in order to apply enough force. I agree with the idea of applying liquid wrench or some similar oil, then tapping the wrench fairly hard to vibrate the oil into the threads. When you install the new pedals, use anti-sieze on the threads (get it at the auto parts store) and don't tighten them insanely tight. They have left handed threads on one side because they are self tightening. Just snug them up fairly tight, not super tight.

look at the barnett's manual chapter on pedals. they have a diagram and discription of proper pedal removal. the diagram shows the point you can get maximum leverage.

i think you use a 15mm wrench....remermber when you try to take it off try to use the crank to make it for easy...i had trouble with mine too but i held the wrench and the crank and pulled together and it was much more easier