Bicycle Mechanics - Pedals 101

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wtw55
08-10-04, 06:14 PM
I currently have a Giant OCR3 bicycle with the standard strap-on pedals. I have purchased a set of the Crank Bro's Eggbeaters pedals. Here comes the stupid question.....HOW DO I GET THE OLD STRAP-ON PEDALS OFF THE BIKE TO INSTALL THE NEW ONES???????????????????

ad6mj
08-10-04, 06:25 PM
15mm wrench. The left pedal is reverse thread.
AndrewP
08-10-04, 06:33 PM
Or there may be a hex socket in the end of the pedal spindle at the inside face of the crank. If the pedals are on stiff, pour boiling water over the cranks to make them expand as you apply the wrench. Put antiseize on the eggbeater threads before you install them.

Rev.Chuck
08-10-04, 07:10 PM
Andrew, I think you just like to pour boiling water on stuff :)
roadienewt
08-10-04, 07:47 PM
Just remember with pedals- spin wrench towards the rear wheel to remove, spin wrench towards the front wheel to install. This is true for both left and right since the left pedal is reverse thread like mentioned above. Good luck!
Big R
08-11-04, 05:39 AM
Anti-Seize? No way...I usually put just a touch of grease, tighten 'em up good. As you pedal forward they naturally tighten a bit anyway. It's hard enough to get pedals off w/o using anti-seise. I've never had a problem w/pedals falling off by mistake. Any one else?
AndrewP
08-11-04, 07:28 AM
Andrew, I think you just like to pour boiling water on stuff

It is amazing how effective this is when aluminum is on the outside and steel is on the inside. It wont work the other way around, like seatposts. Ammonia works for stuck seatposts. I learnt about the boiling water nearly 50 years ago for gudgeon pins in motorcycle pistons.
sydney
08-11-04, 07:45 AM
Anti-Seize? No way...I usually put just a touch of grease, tighten 'em up good. As you pedal forward they naturally tighten a bit anyway. It's hard enough to get pedals off w/o using anti-seise. I've never had a problem w/pedals falling off by mistake. Any one else?Anti seize isn't a thread locker as you seem to think. Pedals with tight or defective spindle bearings have been know to fall off. Maybe they did not realize it was a mistake,but it does happen.
Big R
08-11-04, 09:29 AM
DoH!! "ANTI" seize...hmmm Never Mind....
I have both Anti Seize and Thread lock at home and just spaced....
madpogue
08-11-04, 08:48 PM
Anti-Seize? No way...I usually put just a touch of grease, tighten 'em up good. As you pedal forward they naturally tighten a bit anyway. It's hard enough to get pedals off w/o using anti-seise. I've never had a problem w/pedals falling off by mistake. Any one else? Um, anti-sieze is to make them easier to remove. And since it's a hard steel pedal axle going into an aluminum/alloy crank arm, it's a good idea, to avoid the hinky chemical bonds caused by the two different mettalurgies over time.
Beachbum1546
08-11-04, 10:28 PM
put wrench on pedal. pedal forward to take them off, pedal backward to put them on.
Raiyn
08-11-04, 11:41 PM
I currently have a Giant OCR3 bicycle with the standard strap-on pedals. I have purchased a set of the Crank Bro's Eggbeaters pedals. Here comes the stupid question.....HOW DO I GET THE OLD STRAP-ON PEDALS OFF THE BIKE TO INSTALL THE NEW ONES???????????????????
Did your fingers slip across the caps lock key or something/ There's no need to yell.