Troubles disassembling Bike: What Should I Do?
05-25-09, 05:37 PM
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Troubles disassembling Bike: What Should I Do?
hey everyone
this is my first time posting on the forums and i really need some help!
(thanks for everyone's time btw)
here is my situation, i have just received an old bmx from a friend, and it needs quite a bit of work done on it.
right now i have absolutely no clue how to remove the forks from the frame. the bottom piece that holds the handlebars in place is still connected to the forks, and i don't have any bicycle tools except for hex keys and the usual wrenches. here are some pictures of my bike:
i need help to disassemble this because i am planning to paint the frame!!
second problems is, how do i remove the middle crank+pedals (sorry for wrong bicycle terms!):
if anyone has some sort of tutorial (with diagrams hopefully), i would really appreciate it! (i have tried looking through the forums, i might have been looking in the wrong place if there is such a tutorial! sorry!)
this is my first time posting on the forums and i really need some help!
(thanks for everyone's time btw)
here is my situation, i have just received an old bmx from a friend, and it needs quite a bit of work done on it.
right now i have absolutely no clue how to remove the forks from the frame. the bottom piece that holds the handlebars in place is still connected to the forks, and i don't have any bicycle tools except for hex keys and the usual wrenches. here are some pictures of my bike:
i need help to disassemble this because i am planning to paint the frame!!
second problems is, how do i remove the middle crank+pedals (sorry for wrong bicycle terms!):
if anyone has some sort of tutorial (with diagrams hopefully), i would really appreciate it! (i have tried looking through the forums, i might have been looking in the wrong place if there is such a tutorial! sorry!)
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05-25-09, 11:23 PM
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To remove the pedal turn the opposite way you would normally turn so left=tighten, right=loosen. Same thing with the first part of taking those cranks off.
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you need to loosen the center bolt on the handle bar stem. get the stem out, and the forks just unthread from there.
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thank you very much for both your replies!
after doing some research (successfully, after finding the right names for each part) i managed to get the headset free --> forks! = )
i have dug through pages of forums and tutorials and finally found out how to remove the one-piece cranks, and have successfully loosened its components, but the pedal won't give way. i am turning it clockwise on the left side, but it wouldn't budge at all...i have used at least 3 hex keys of the right size but its starting to strip...im not planning to keep the pedals anyway, do u guys have any suggestions as to how to remove the pedals? (with force is fine if u got a plan)!
after doing some research (successfully, after finding the right names for each part) i managed to get the headset free --> forks! = )
i have dug through pages of forums and tutorials and finally found out how to remove the one-piece cranks, and have successfully loosened its components, but the pedal won't give way. i am turning it clockwise on the left side, but it wouldn't budge at all...i have used at least 3 hex keys of the right size but its starting to strip...im not planning to keep the pedals anyway, do u guys have any suggestions as to how to remove the pedals? (with force is fine if u got a plan)!
05-26-09, 05:07 AM
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Use a 15mm wrench instead of a hex key. You might be able to get more force into it.
