Need help, Animal Pedals...
02-25-12, 12:04 AM
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Need help, Animal Pedals...
So i just got a new bike and i got some platform pedals i got from a bike shop down the street, these pedals were already on a built fixed gear but they were his last ones so he took them off for me(infront of my eyes) now i get them home and they are going in correctly(thats what she said) but they are not tightening, i turn the right pedal the way its supposed too and it doesent tighten, i turn it the other way and it unscrews so i take my wrench onto the bolt between the pedal and my crank arm(whatever its called sorry) and turn the wrench and it does nothing.
I have the same bike that the pedals were on at the store so i dont think its the crank. Its a Vilano(i know, i know,im poor) basic single speed on their website with black Animal pedals, Do i need a specific pedal wrench? I tried the pedals the bike came with and they worked perfectly, the only difference is the pedals the bike came with seem to have a bigger bolt for wrench to hold onto when tightening than this one, i tried it on both sides/both pedals as well with the same results. Any help is appreciated, thank you.
I have the same bike that the pedals were on at the store so i dont think its the crank. Its a Vilano(i know, i know,im poor) basic single speed on their website with black Animal pedals, Do i need a specific pedal wrench? I tried the pedals the bike came with and they worked perfectly, the only difference is the pedals the bike came with seem to have a bigger bolt for wrench to hold onto when tightening than this one, i tried it on both sides/both pedals as well with the same results. Any help is appreciated, thank you.
02-25-12, 12:11 AM
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And just so you guys know what i have, a normal cresent wrench and a 15mm open ended but its as thick width wise and my crecent so it wont go between it
02-25-12, 01:00 AM
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A pedal wrench is just a slimmer 15mm crescent wrench. What do you mean by doesn't tighten? can you finger tighten it to a certain extent at least?
02-25-12, 01:45 AM
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left side is left hand threaded
left hand threads slope up to the left
as opposed to right hand threads
https://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-...-4-pw-5-hcw-16
check that you are putting the pedals on the correct side, otherwise I dont know what we can say without some more info/pictures
left hand threads slope up to the left
as opposed to right hand threads
https://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-...-4-pw-5-hcw-16
check that you are putting the pedals on the correct side, otherwise I dont know what we can say without some more info/pictures
Last edited by hairnet; 02-25-12 at 01:54 AM.
02-25-12, 12:23 PM
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Both pedals tighten in the direction the bicycle goes. Edit: Let us know if you get them on, I hope you didn't strip them. Also did you get some re-load straps to go with them? Philly support philly.
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02-25-12, 02:57 PM
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I was an idiot and just needed a smaller 15mm wrench to fit in the area to tighten it, thanks guys!
