Originally Posted by
sweeks
MKS quick-release pedals have couplers with wrench flats too thin for regular wrenches.
A pedal wrench, Park Tool or compatible, is still the proper tool for these, because a proper pedal wrench is about 2x-3x thicker than a cone wrench.
The MKS quick-release couplers appear to have ample space to justify a proper pedal wrench, whereas a hub nut has only enough space for only a cone wrench.