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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: dodgydave on June 22, 2007, 07:25 PM

Title: stuck pedal....
Post by: dodgydave on June 22, 2007, 07:25 PM: please could someone tell me how to get a pedal that wont move of a one piece ...i have wacked the shat out of it ...lol.... >:D
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Post by: theRuler on June 22, 2007, 07:26 PM: don't forget that the left hand one has an opposite thread!!!

is the pedal expendable?
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Post by: bof on June 22, 2007, 07:36 PM: Dave, left hand side =left hand thread. :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: oberonspacefruit on June 22, 2007, 07:41 PM: soak it in diesel for a couple of days.

use a good quality15mm spanner on it, with a piece of scaffold pole over the end of the spanner.

lock the crank in the vice.

should shift it.

soak soak soak first though.
Title: Re: stuck pedal....
Post by: theRuler on June 22, 2007, 07:45 PM: i have had one pedal that simply would not shift
the only bmx part that have ever beaten me
in the end it snapped leaving the threaded bit still in the crank
Title: Re: stuck pedal....
Post by: oberonspacefruit on June 22, 2007, 07:47 PM: then pillar drill it after centre punching it.

drill till you approach the thread, use a saw blade to nick the remaining shaft then drift it out with a punch.
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Post by: SaMAlex on June 22, 2007, 07:48 PM: I got some crank arms off ebay the other week that had pedals on them. They were stuck fast, and Im sure thats why they were sold with the arms. I filled the "well" at the back of the crank arm pedal thread with WD40 over night and they came of fine the next day (putting the crank arms in a vice and using a long pedal spanner).
Title: Re: stuck pedal....
Post by: theRuler on June 22, 2007, 07:48 PM: didn't have a pillar drill i could use :(

did try with a drill to get a hole in it, but oh boy are those pedal shafts tough!!!!
Title: Re: stuck pedal....
Post by: oberonspacefruit on June 22, 2007, 08:03 PM: pillar drill, 39.99 in b+q.

good for pedals. get a free clampy thing.
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Post by: theRuler on June 22, 2007, 08:18 PM: now i have a garage i need a pillar drill
and a bench polisher

and a stick welder. always a use for one of them!
Title: Re: stuck pedal....
Post by: oberonspacefruit on June 22, 2007, 08:27 PM: me too.

i just got planning permission for 18 ft by 18ft garage, my pal is organising me a generator as big the lost arc.

400w turbo mig.

coffee maker.

3 miles from my house so no interuptions

with a camper in it. all the comforts.

see you in 3 weeks.......lol
Title: Re: stuck pedal....
Post by: theRuler on June 22, 2007, 08:31 PM: Quote from: Oberonspacefruit on June 22, 2007, 08:27 PM
3 miles from my house so no interuptions

best bit ;)

huge cone, rodrest . . . .
Title: Re: stuck pedal....
Post by: oberonspacefruit on June 22, 2007, 08:37 PM: how did you know..security cam?

im gonna have a rad bash in my garage.

perfect place for a small gathering, good place to store a few small quarters, a spine....

large field out back.

just hope ive ordered a large enough fridge for the beer.
Title: Re: stuck pedal....
Post by: CD17 on June 22, 2007, 08:46 PM: Quote from: dodgydave on June 22, 2007, 07:25 PM
please could someone tell me how to get a pedal that wont move of a one piece ...i have wacked the shat out of it ...lol.... >:D

First whack it some more, then try soaking & whacking, if still no good heat up with blowtorch :daumenhoch:
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Post by: theRuler on June 24, 2007, 08:36 PM: is that pedal free yet?
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Post by: dodgydave on June 25, 2007, 12:26 AM: no mate ..its only a shim sx .....but wont budge ..i soaked it in wd ..still there like a gipo on a feild ....lol
Title: Re: stuck pedal....
Post by: bof on June 25, 2007, 12:48 PM: Dodgy if you are not pushing for time , bring it to preston tomorrow night and i will take it home and get it off for you if you want . LMK. :)
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Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on June 25, 2007, 01:35 PM: Use Plus Gas.... someone recommended it to me a while ago on here and i have used it since... great stuff...even better than WD40 :daumenhoch: