thingsthatgo

I'm trying to remove stubborn pedals. They're newer Crank Brothers Eggbeaters (https://crankbrothers.com/support/ins..._eggbeater.php) that have an allen key socket rather then flats for a pedal wrench. The socket is on the end of the spindle that threads through the crankarm, so that the socket is accessed through the inner face of the crankarm (the face that faces inwards towards the frame).

I know that, ordinarily, when removing pedals, the rule is counter-clockwise=loose for the right pedal, and clockwise=loose for the reverse-threaded left pedal. But I've gotten myself confused because the allen socket on these pedals faces inwards. So looking at the bike from the right side (i.e. facing the outward face of the right crankarm and spider) means I'm looking at the allen bolt from its backside. Does this mean reversing the direction I turn the wrench?

The pedal is stubborn, so it doesn't immediately loosen in either direction. Before I start applying more muscle/torque, I'd like to make sure I'm doing so in the right direction.

Hope this description is clear enough to understand. If not, I'll try to describe it another way.

Thanks for any help.

p2templin

Place the bike on the floor.
Point a crankarm forward.
Insert the wrench facing backward.
Press/step wrench toward floor.

HillRider

Yeah, this works from either side of the pedals and both pedals.

thingsthatgo

Thanks! This makes sense when I think about it.

MudPie

You might want to place a penetrating oil (like Liquid Wrench or PB Blaster) at the threads to help loosen the joint.

Note, to help sort of the confusion caused by the wrench location, just concentrate about the direction of the pedal spindle with the usual "wrench on outside" and whereever the wrench, you want to duplicate that direction.