Originally Posted by
Don in Austin
Did you get the pedal all the way on cross-threaded, or only a few threads? If the latter, simply get hold of a left-handed pedal tap or pay your LBS to run the tap through starting from the good threads on the inside.
Don in Austin
I think the pedal was already on, and he kept tightening it (instead of loosening) with such force that the threads stripped out. Thus, I would assume there's not much left in there.