Originally Posted by
1rogercook
I have a bike I'm returning and disassembling; I have removed one pedal, but the other won't budge. I've been trying with an Allen wrench from the back side of the pedal per the instructions in the assembly manual, but my wrench is too wide to fit between the pedal and the crank. I'm trying not to make any marks on the bike, but I have tried hitting the Allen wrench with a dead blow hammer and even putting a section of pipe over it for additional leverage, but it doesn't move. Any suggestions?
what am I missing here? If you’re using an Allen wrench on the
back of the pedal, what relevance is clearance between the pedal and the crank? You’re operating on the opposite face of the crank from the pedal 🤔
couple of things - 1-ensure you’re unscrewing in the right direction, 2-I find it easier to insert the Allen wrench so that the long shaft forms an acute angle with the crank arm, and then squeeze the two together. Slightly more drastically, and if you don’t mind modifying your tools, cut back the short arm of the Allen wrench so the long shaft is closer to the crank arm - more direct leverage that way