wilslm

Hi all,

I have been trying hard and spent 2 hours to remove this pedal but was not succeed. I was hoping if someone can tell me what I did wrong.

Basically I tried to remove the right pedal by turning the spanner anticlockwise, I even tried using hammer but was not succeed. (see attached)

Any tips?

jimc101

Suprised you can get that wrench to fit, pedals need a thin wrench to get hold of the sides.

correct tool for the job - Park PW-4 https://www.parktool.com/product/prof...al-wrench-pw-4 or similar

If you havn't got the correct tools and you can't get it off, take it to your LBS before you damage anything

wilslm

Hi jim,

Yes the wrench fits well but the bolt didn't move at all! I've damaged the plastic pedal's connector (between the pedal and the bike)

Do you think with the correct wrench? I can remove it easily?

himespau 

Easy, maybe not. Remove it, probably. Hope you greased the threads before you put it on so it didn't seize.

jayp410

Does the hammer technique feel like it should be effective? (I would think it might make the crank arm move too much). What I usually do is position the wrench so that I can grab the wrench and the crank arm at the same time (with one hand) and squeeze them together. (I do the same when installing / removing bottom brackets, using the frame for leverage).

reptilezs

slip some pipe over that wrench and grab the other crank arm. most 15mm open ends fit on pedals but they are too short

Paul01

1) Use some penetrating oil on both sides and take a long walk. 2) Put the bike on the floor. 3) Use a toe strap to secure either crank to a chain or seat stay to get the wrench as horizontal as you can 4) Stand on the end of the wrench. 5) Order a proper pedal wrench for next time.

wilslm

I am newbie and this is my first bike. I bought it 2nd hand 2 days ago. I checked the price of this tool Park PW-4 https://www.parktool.com/product/prof...al-wrench-pw-4. I am quite surprised that it s quite costly. It costs about 48 dollar in australia for just a single tool like this.

Do you think it's worth the money?

RonH

+1 on using the piece of pipe.

I had those pedals on my bike until 2 weeks ago. You can also use a 6mm (I believe thats the correct size) allen wrench thru the back side of the crank arm. Like this (different pedal shown).

jimc101

For single use, no, if you work on a lot of bikes, then yes. I did say or similar, Park make several different pedal tools, and many other tool manufactures also make them, somthing like the HCW-16 combines a chain whip and pedal tool, the chain whip being useful if you ever need to change cassettes, https://www.parktool.com/category/pedal-tools

Retro Grouch 

I have a tip but not the one you're asking about.

Put the chain onto the biggest chainring. That way if your wrench slips or the pedal suddenly breaks loose, you won't hurt your hand on the chainring quite so badly.

desertdork

+1
Also, are you trying to do this with the bike upside-down? Turn it upright, on its wheels, and put the crank arms parallel to the ground. While leaning over the bike, you can grab both the left crank arm and the wrench on the opposite pedal and use your weight to assist you while bearing down on both. Avoid using hammer; bike frames don't take well to missed hits.

wrk101

While I have quite a few Parks tools including a pedal wrench (bought used), there are a lot of decent ones out there, many cost less.

The Park PW3 pedal wrench is $20 on Amazon here in the US.

+1 Do it with the bike upright, and MAKE sure you are going the proper direction. When in doubt, just take it to a shop, they should be able to do it for a couple of $$.