Pedals refuse to be removed
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Glad they got it off for you without further hassle.
I use one of these:
https://www.parktool.com/products/det...27&item=PW%2D4
Nice and sturdy, long enough so I don't gouge my knuckles on chainrings when installing pedals, and stout enough to remove stubborn stuff.
I use one of these:
https://www.parktool.com/products/det...27&item=PW%2D4
Nice and sturdy, long enough so I don't gouge my knuckles on chainrings when installing pedals, and stout enough to remove stubborn stuff.
All other pedal wrenches can only hope to pretend to be what the PW-4 is. For getting the best mechanical advantage, it has no equal.
It's also a very fine tool to have under the front seat in your car ;-)
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Yeah, except it's useless on pedals like Egg Beaters that require a 10mm allen wrench.
For those I use a 10mm bit in a cheater bar; works every time.
For those I use a 10mm bit in a cheater bar; works every time.
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I always use that anti-sieze compound that looks like powdered aluminum mixed with oil. I put it on pedal threads and bottom brackets. I've never had a problem removing either.
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Once you break the pedal loose you flip the tool around and use the ball end to make a very quick removal of the pedal. Even if the pedal threads are a bit tight the handle gives plenty of torque to overcome it.
They look like a tool that may not get used much (wrong), but I love them. That being said, all pedals should have wrench flats ;-))))
https://www.parktool.com/products/det...at=7&item=HT-8
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I've seen those and they are nice; the difference is I already own the cheater bar (a couple, actually) so that's what I use.
[edit] Actually, I use one of these:
https://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...4363000P?mv=rr
with the 10mm bit and it works perfectly.
FWIW, I'm a tool guy.
[edit] Actually, I use one of these:
https://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...4363000P?mv=rr
with the 10mm bit and it works perfectly.
FWIW, I'm a tool guy.
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