ARRRRRRGGGHGHGGH!
Ok, so I can't remove my pedal from my crank. They are Truvativ Stylo Teams and the pedal is some Shimano knock-off (Rock something or other). They were installed with the provided pedal washer. They seem to have a very close relationship and are very, very reluctant to separate, let alone divorce.
Things I've tried:
*Pedal wrench on the square-sided end of the spindle
*Allen wrench on the backside of the spindle.
*Liquid Wrench (liberally. my apt now reeks of the stuff)
*Tapping with hammer on spindle to remove any rust (how can alloy rust), and generally break up the gunk that could be present, and facilitate penetration of the above mentioned Liquid Wrench.
*Talking nicely to it while bending wrench and stripping allen key tool
*swearing at it and hammering the wrench.
All to no avail.
Please share your secret pedal removal techniques with me - with sugar on top.
Ok, so I can't remove my pedal from my crank. They are Truvativ Stylo Teams and the pedal is some Shimano knock-off (Rock something or other). They were installed with the provided pedal washer. They seem to have a very close relationship and are very, very reluctant to separate, let alone divorce.
Things I've tried:
*Pedal wrench on the square-sided end of the spindle
*Allen wrench on the backside of the spindle.
*Liquid Wrench (liberally. my apt now reeks of the stuff)
*Tapping with hammer on spindle to remove any rust (how can alloy rust), and generally break up the gunk that could be present, and facilitate penetration of the above mentioned Liquid Wrench.
*Talking nicely to it while bending wrench and stripping allen key tool
*swearing at it and hammering the wrench.
All to no avail.
Please share your secret pedal removal techniques with me - with sugar on top.