Changing Bike Pedals - Stuck Pedal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มี.ค. 2014
- I replace the clipless pedals on a bike with platform style pedals. The right pedal was very hard to remove. Pretty close to seized. I believe it became partially welded to the crank arm through galvanic corrosion. After getting both pedals off, I install the platform pedals with a little bit of grease on the threads so they won't get frozen to the cranks.
This is the Park Tool PW-4 Pedal Wrench I show in the video:
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I snapped my expensive park tool 6 mm 3/8 allen bit before recurring to your video. Then I got the job done easily. Thanks…
How you got that pedal off without swearing is pretty amazing. Thanks for the real world "when things go wrong" video....
+SDPickups
Seriously. I would have been swearing like a f***ing sailor.
Kudos for keeping your cool, RJ.
SDPickups this just happened to me 5 min ago. I raged quit and slammed my bike against my wall
Broly agrees.
I tried to remove mine and in 5 minutes I swore about 55 times.
Just a tip. The seat tube is intended to take linear compression loads and is sized accordingly. The tubing in a bike frame is much thinner than most people realize. Position the pedal arms horizontally with the one you want to remove leading. Place a block under the trailing pedal. You then have the length of both pedal arms to counter the weight you put on the cheater bar and the components are designed to take the full weight of the rider standing on the pedals. (and maybe pulling up on the bars as well)
I second this method! With the cranks horizontal I covered a breezeblock with an old tshirt to protect the trailing pedal/crankarm then I was able to push the cheater bar/spanner down with my foot whilst holding the bike down. Removed some seriously stuck pedals with ease and no damage to frame or components :)
Thanks for showing the whole actual struggle with the paddle. If you'd cut it or sped it up it would have just been another youtube DIY video. Seeing someone actually struggling is so much more real!
Man I'm waiting for the cussing & shit to start slinging around the garage or stuff to start snaping breaking. Because if something ever goes my way or I come out to the good on something... Well it was a damn accident cause I sure as hell didn't plan it that way! Lol We all have those days. Good video all the same Sir.
You can't imagine how useful your videos where... I've almost finished repairing my vintage Trek 820 , at least five of your videos have shown EXACTLY what I needed to know. First bike related channel I'm subscribing. Saludos from Argentina!
Great Idea ! I think this is the second time I bump into one of your videos to sort a sticky situation out ; this time , with the wood and the long bar the pedals came out in seconds ! well done for posting this
I have a length of black pipe sitting in my garage and didn't even think to use it as a cheater bar! Thanks for the pro tip with the wood leverage bar. Great video
I watched dozen of videos on how to remove pedals and only got more frustrated until I came across this video. Simply and straight forward. I used the piece of wood (which was a game changer) but not having anything to do leverage on the wrench I use my body weight by stepping on the wrench and pushing with my foot.
Thanks.
Thanks for the video. I was about to throw a major fit before I watched this. Trying to remove pedals for over an hour sucks. Its great when you watch a youtube vid that shows you how you can do it in literally minutes, thats some good advice.
It's interesting how one pedal always comes off easily enough and another is always stuck like hell. I wonder whether that means anything.
Remember that the two cranks were not match. Maybe the left pedal was greased before it was installed, but the right one wasn't. Or the metal was different and the galvanic reaction was different.
RJ The Bike Guy Yeah but i mean it happens for me too, and i have everything the same on both sides. I think in my case though, it's the side that is leaned onto when the bike is standing, it has a one-sided stand that leans it always the same way, so that's where moisture drips towards and corrosion happens. I can see more corrosion on this side.
Probably depending on what foot forward you ride- more fore I one side?
Remember one pedal has a reverse thread (righty loose, lefty tightly)
On my bike also the left one come off easily but the right side is stuck.
Thank you a single lady determined to change pedals without asking for assists 😉🚴
Yet you still needed assistance
@@koleandrandomotherpeople6420 using TH-cam video is not assistance
Thanks so much for posting this. I was having so much trouble, I assumed I was doing something wrong. It's helpful to see the experts struggle a bit with difficult situations.
Thanks very much for posting this. I had exactly this problem this afternoon, gave up, googled it, found block of wood, car roof bar for the pipe, did what you did, and bingo! Cheers.
THANK YOU! I have literally spent 4 hours today trying to unscrew a pedal. All the other tutorials made it seem easy. The piece of wood made all the difference I can’t believe it’s worked, thanks!!
Inspired at 11:00 pm, night before an early ride....I did it!!! Didn't have the board but had a cheater bar for extra leverage. Thanks RJ! Feeling quite accomplished.
I've been trying to remove the left pedal for a few days now. I'm actually tightening it. Thank you for this video. With less than a minute, I'm able to remove!
thank you so much, SIR!!!! i'vee been struggling like hell in the past hour with a stuck pedal ;-) Glad to know that on the left side you have to turn clockwise... it all makes sense now...
thank you for ending my ordeal!
It's absolute gold plated info when your need it
This was the most helpful video for an amateur that I have found. Limited tools, tips for leverage...perfect. Thank you!
REALLY USEFUL to see how these can really get seized in the real world. All the other pedal removal demos I found show them unscrewing with no problem. I was struggling with a pedal today, worried that somehow I was doing it wrong or that I would break something. But no. It was just tight as all get-out and I had to use a pipe and brace, like you did, and I kept loading it up with penetrating oil, letting it sit, and then coming back to it later.
Thank you RJ. Your video is worth more than all the idealistic ones filmed on well-maintained bikes in super-neat workshops. The others are made by people bent on creating content. Yours are helpful.
Out of all the pedal videos out there, this one helped me the most. Thanks so much.
Great vids. R.J. I watch all the time, Ive turned into a real bike wrencher over the last six months or so. Always have been working on / flipping bikes, but much more knowledgeable now....customers like that.
I admire your patience...lol...like that vid where it took you like 4 days to get a stuck fork post out./ or maybe it was a seat tube. Either way... I would've cut it off with a grinder long before that. in fact , I have done..just that. ;)
Best bike channel on here...Why??.....because you show the entire process, even when it gets tough...you don't just cut to the 'after shot'....I like that
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Franco
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Every time I get stuck on something like this, I look it up on youtube and usually it's one of your videos thats first of all search results. That's saying something I think. And I just got a pedal loose thanks to your leverage setup with the wooden stick. Thanks!
I was about to spend money on a specialist wrench until you pointed out all you need is a 15mm spanner. I like how you get out of breath, and it doesn't go smoothly, and how the environment you do it in doesn't look like a bike repairer shop. It's close to how it would actually be if I tried it. Thanks so much. Subscribed.
Thanks MAN! I had a spoil crank set stucked with a pair of good pedals 3 years. The last mechanic which helped to install the pedals did not put any grease and used damn lots of force to tighten it. After many fail attempts, today I searched and saw your video of using a long pole for leverage and removed the pedals. The pedals goes to my mum bicycle as Long ago I had a new pedal to go with my new crank set. My mum is loving that new pedals.
Thanks. I like this vid. Usually you only see videos where everything immediately goes perfectly. THIS one I think is more realistic. That right pedal was a real bastard!
Good tips with the 2 by 3 and the metal pipe. Think I'm going to get me those too before I start my pedal change.
Cheers.
The only video that allowed me to take off my stuck pedals, watched & tried all the other methods but this worked so easy.THANKS!!!!!!
I just want to thank you! I had the same struggle and before watch g this was making it tighter, now succeed. Thanks good man.
Thank you for this video, in particular for the ideas with the leverage and the plank block for the cranks. I have a short spanner and previously always struggled to take off the pedals. Thanks to your video I made a simple extension to the spanner from an old vacuum tube, used the seatpost to block the cranks and took off the pedals almost effortlessly.
You show ways to use regular tools! Thank you! This is the exact problem we have! Great use of the board! Perfect solution to our pedal problem. Kudos
*Great **Latest.Bike** , good looking, good suspension and love the gearing. I've tested some bikes that were more then twice the price but not as good. Get lots of looks when riding.*
Was frustrated dealing with a stuck pedal, found this video and a piece of pipe in my garage and got it off! Thanks RJ
Tried 6 vids before finding this, you sir have an engineer's visionary mind so thank you for sharing
Had a horribly stuck pedal and this was the perfect video for me. A piece of wood gave me the leverage I needed. Thank you!
I am going to be flat out honest. I have been riding bikes for 50 years. Changing pedals has ALWAYS been near impossible for me. Sometimes I get it to work, sometimes not. Thank you for the tips on the board and the pipe. Why I never thought of this I just do not know. In short: GOOD JOB.
Brilliant video, i was struggling removing my pedals but looking at the struggle he had removing his own ones gave me the confidence to carry on as i thought i was going to damage mine and also giving datails on lefthand thread and right hand thread which is just confusing when someone is trying to tell you without showing you, great video and i know who to go to for more advice, thankyou so much
Thank you! I would not have been able to remove the pedals without your advice!
The right pedal was also more difficult than the left - and I'm in the Southern Hemisphere! ;-)
You are an absolute legend took my bike to a bike shop and they said the pedal couldn't be got off and wanted £100 for a new crank arm. Took it home, had a google and this came up. F**King amazing thanks!
Thank you so much for this video! I just recently purchased a Peloton bike and the previous owner had installed after market pedals and I could not get them off! After watching your video tricks I was able to wedge a rolled yoga mat inside of the area where you applied a piece of wood and got it off! I was almost in tears afraid I would never get that thing off! Thank you thank you thank you!
I like when a video depicts what happens in real life:>)
Dude THANK YOU! The other videos DONT address the stuck pedal issue...you saved me a trip to the bike shop🚴🏽👍🏽
This is helpful in that it depicts a real life situation - as someone else pointed out. I just spent 30 min trying to remove stuck pedals after watching another video that indicated all that you needed to do was put the 15mm wrench in step on the pedal and push down. There was no reference to a cheater bar (for leverage) nor the blocking wood, which I did not have and found it impossible to make progress without it. So.. thanks for the clarification regarding proper tools and approach.
Thank you for this great tip. I didn't have wood lying around so used a big metal rod. Worked a treat
DUDE.... Thank you!
Just about to call it quits and tried your trick with the wood and..... :::POP::: the old rust broke loose.
My pedals are off!!!
Thx again!!!
This video just saved me a lot of time and anguish with my wifes bike. Just about stripped the hex screw and allen wrenches trying to get them off. Thank you.
Thanks for showing us your struggle. Others would have cut to the part where you got it off.
Roxic12 I was thinking about that
Same! Thank you so much for that!
Thank you. I was trying to change the pedals on a bike my son gave me because I don't have clip-on shoes. I was pretty sure I was doing it right, but nothing would budge so I assumed I must have been doing something wrong. Knowing that a breaker bar is sometimes necessary is a big help. Glad to know there isn't some tricky hidden locking mechanism and it's okay to use a lot of force.
I had the same type of clip pedals on an old MTB, stuck for 25 years! Soaked in liquid wrench then put the crank arm in a vice today and finally got it. It was the left pedal and I’d been turning it counter clockwise all these years, d’oh!
Great tutorial! I have a tip that will help. As soon as the stuck pedal starts moving, apply lots of oil/lubricant before continuing to unscrew the pedal. Even though it won't dissolve the oxide/corrosion, it will significantly reduce the friction while unscrewing the pedal the rest of the way.
Absolutely. As soon as you get something this seized to start to move, hit with spray lube. Pb blaster, silicone lube, petroleum lube, or even wd40... any of these better than nothing. Once you get things moving you don't tempt fate!
Thanks, I was struggling to get my pedals off, found your video and your technique worked perfectly.
This has been very helpful if you’re removing a stuck pedal by your lonesome. Thank you very much!
Thanks for the 2x4 suggestion! This helped me get a stuck pedal off when I didn't have anyone to hold my, uh, crank.
Thanks for posting. Got stuck pedals removed, and probably saved myself from injury.
Just had to do this. Park tools vid showed the guy tipping the bike in the stand vertical. I got one pedal off already while the bike was on the ground, i did a search because i couldn't get the 2nd pedal off. And I had my foot on the front rim like you had. So I came here of course and sure enough i found the way. Thank you! I used a 2x4 and i used my wife's rusted seat post, worked very well. Only allen key though so it was brutal. Only problem is my allen key broke my bottle cage. snapped it in half. lol
Ohhh... Opposite rotation. I been making it tighter. Thank you so much.
Jonathon Powell lol me too
Jonathon Powell 😂I just did the same thing
This saved me too. Spent 30 minutes tightening it
Well i made it super tight that i need to go to the bike store to fix it xD
yeah, i couldnt believe how hard the pedal was attached. well, easier when you turn it the right way....
Damn, that was on tight......and you have one of the best youtube channels out there.
RJ, THANK YOU. I just bought a new second hand bike and I COULD NOT get the platform pedals off. I watched this video and they came off FIRST ATTEMPT. THANK YOU
hello i just wanted to let you know that i have taken my pedals off using the technique, that you showed in your video, for that i say thank you. i did not have an iron bar, so i used a 25mm/1inch pvc pipe, and that worked
and I want to let you know that I didn't have a steel pipe but a pvc, and your comment saved me from breaking my wrist 5 years later!
Absolutely helped a ton, just getting cheap plastic pedals off a new commuter, thanks for the pointers!
Top tips marra, been struggling for half an hour until I found this 👍👍👍
you saved mayday I was trying all day watching so many other videos but yours was the only one that helped you deserve a sub
I was struggling for hours trying to change my pedals. Then I saw your video and realized that they screw off in opposite directions! Grrrrrrr! Thanks for the tip!
Had the same issue. The cheat bar trick and knowing that the threading goes in the opposite direction helped me out. Thanks for the upload.
Thank you for this!
Good call on the cheater bar and fulcrum. I have two ancient bikes that I am setting up for training use. Worked like a charm. I might add a step of using penetrating oil first. This is a "brute force effort" after one tries the conventional pedal removal method.
Can't stress often enough to STOP and remember which side you're working on....
Buying a piece of pipe and a little elbow grease saved me from bringing two partially disassembled bikes to the LBS
Remember to clean the crank and grease the pedal before putting on the replacement
Thanks RJ, your videos have been an invaluable resource to me. Cheers
Great tips!! Your trick with the block of timber just saved the day....used a wooden chopping board and it did the trick perfectly
I want to give thanks to this video and the video maker without this video I had a pedal that would have never came off you gave me a real experience with how the job will really go and how to get it done I used exactly the same thing you showed in your video and it did the job The day before I tried before watching your video with just me and a wrench and nothing complete waste of time thanks again for your video
Thanks for this video. I had a bike shop put on some clipless pedals that a friend gave me. I hated them. I wanted to put the originals back on...your video helped. Thanks again!
Whatever I was looking for I found on your channel. Big thank you!
What a great tip - leverage and that block of wood method worked a treat. Thanks for posting. I think you probably saved my knuckles and a lot of swearing.
Super helpful RJ. I just got a couple stuck pedals off myself. The day before I attempted to get them off, I hit them with a few sprays of liquid wrench throughout the day; maybe 4-5 sprays. The next morning they came right off.
Thanks RJ! I always learn something from your vid. Remembering the directions of left/right threads has been an issue for me.
Cool video. I'll give it another shot in the morning. That first pedal was tight on, thanks
HI, thank you from a grateful Brit. I was at my wits end, when I found this. Worked like a dream.
RJ. thanks so much for sharing this as finally managed to take off some extremely stuck pedals.
Great vid, helped me a lot, so BIG thanks for sharing RJ!
Thank you so much, you saved my day (and my pedals that were completely stuck) using only basic tools 👍👍👍
I needed this video 1 hour ago haha
Your video helped me out a bunch. Thanks RJ. Finally got the old clip pedals off with your help. Just wasn't sure which part to grab with the wrench without stripping or breaking something. 2x4 was a nice hack too.
Thank you so much! It helps me to solve the biggest headache I have for many days.
You have no idea how much this helped me out.
I didn't have a pipe, but a block of wood and an old carbon fiber hockey stick shaft did the trick. Thanks again RJ
RJ!, Thank you soooooo much! I was suffering this exact issue. Cheater bar and wood for the win! You Rock!
Great idea RJ !!! I spent 3 months on the old pedals removal but not a single step processed, get the job done in 3 mins after enjoy your video.
The board to hold the pedals saved the day for me. Thanks!
THANKYOU!! Was getting to the point of having to take it to the bike shop to get the wretched things removed. This trick sorted it.
After a lot of pain and suffering, this was the ONLY way that worked for me. Thank you!
Glad it worked for you!
I just want to say thank you, this helped me a lot
Thanks! This helped me more than the other videos I watched.
Worked like a charm for me.. thank you for saving me a trip to the bike shop!
My shop grade park tool rounded out trying to get one of them off. But I did have a 15mm wrench, 4 foot pipe and a 2x4. Worked like a charm. Thanks so much and to my wife who said "TH-cam stuck pedal."
Great video - easy to follow, cool tips & very informative. Thanks!
Great video. I used PVC pipe to get a very long lever arm and it worked great. Push the wood through to the other side and wedge it against a wall and it is much easier!
The wooden chock block did the trick for me! Cheers for the vid👍
You just saved my trip to the alps. Awesome hack!
OMG THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS TUTORIAL! I was able to change a super old and super stuck pedal on my mountain bike.
Thanks a ton! Was having trouble changing the pedals. Your advice did the trick!
Excellent demonstration !
Yeah! Finally managed to get an old pedal off using a wrench inside a metal table leg. Thanks for the video! What suprised me was that it seemed well greased. I guess it was just tight as heck.
Used to use cheater bars on box end wrenches at work and it's good to see that I wasn't missing something like a special tool or retainer or something, to get that off of there. Just have to go to HD and have them cut me off some pipe. Thanks for saving me some $- was almost ready to take it to a bike shop and let them deal with it.