Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Netherlands
Bikes: Santos Dual Travel touring tandem, MSC Zion MTB-tandem, Santos SCC03 MTB, Santos STR01 trekking bike, Cannondale F500 MTB, Kalkhoff E-bike, Centurion Cross 4000 cyclocross bike (converted to road bike)
If somehow Becnals cranks are really threaded 'the wrong way round', there's a fairly easy solution that doesn't involve disassembling pedals. Find a set of screw taps (left and right) with the proper measurements for pedal spindles. Then cut a new thread in both cranks (now the proper way around) and mount the pedals. This is a solution an engineer whom I know and trust uses quite regularly. He claims there is way enough "meat" (as we call this in Dutch) in a crankset to 'countercut' these threads and still properly hold the pedal in place. If you feel the need, apply some Loctite when mounting the pedals.
Just my 2 cents worth.