Originally Posted by
dealingwithit
- I can only finger tighten them one turn
- I can tighten them all the way in with a pedal wrench, but it takes maximum effort and results in a high pitch sqeaking sound. (I'm assuming that's the threads.)
- I have never put any other pedals in them.
Sounds like you either cross threaded them or put the pedals on the wrong side. The cranks are probably aluminum which is pretty soft and pretty easy to cross thread with a steel pedal. If so, oh well, everyone screws up threads once in a while.
Can you tell if the threads in the crank are okay?
Or, are the threads on the crank or pedal dirty? If they're old cranks or pedals, they could have some crap in the threads. If so, I usually use a pipe cleaner to clean female threads, and a wire wheel or wire brush on male threads.