mickle
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I think I've worked in enough fricking bike shops and race teams to have a pretty good idea how to remove a sodding pedal.
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Chuffy
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Hmmmmm, I seem to recall that there were some perfectly sound answers on that thread. You just didn't like them.bonj said:The correct answer was whack the crank with a hammer on both sides in line with the centre of the axle and turn firmly with it in a vice, but absolutely nobody was experienced or knowledgeable in the field of cycling to know this. Most of the answers were some variation on blasting a blowtorch at it
But the technical side is the biggest weakness on here. The Know How section on C+ had a much faster turnover, plus of course it had the godlike presence of PBiggs. Things seem to hang around on here for much longer and there doesn't seem to be the same depth of knowledge (with apologies to Mickle, Spandex et al).
mickle
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Bothered..?
mickle
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Mr clever, what you witnessed was one way to remove a pedal. I've never had to resort to hitting a pedal spanner with a hammer to remove a pedal because there is simply no need. And actually it's considered bad practice in every professional cycle workshop I've ever worked in. Steve Austin and I gave you all the information you needed.
mickle
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And breath.
I wonder, is there is a way of organising the tech-info to prevent folk asking repeat questions.
I wonder, is there is a way of organising the tech-info to prevent folk asking repeat questions.
Chuffy
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I just went back through the whole of that thread. I think ONE person mentioned using a blowtorch and that was after Mickle, Steve, myself and others had given you plenty of more sensible solutions.bonj said:largely because they required a blowtorch which i didn't have
Saying that you were given duff advice is gibbonish stupidity at best.
Chuffy
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Short answer. No, there isn't.mickle said:
This comes up now and again and the standard reply is that you end up with a whole load of stickys that no-one ever reads. Plus, repeat questions sometimes bring new people out to answer them. If people made better use of the Search facility them there would be less repeat questions, but where's the fun in that?
mickle said:
Well, it was THE way to remove this particular one. I explained the reason why it worked, which was that it slightly ovalised the hole containing the thread which broke the seizure. It might be "considered bad practice" normally but on a 26 year old crank that is going to be binned anyway, is probably made of steel, and when you have asked the customer (me) if it's ok if you do then I think it's ok.
And Steve Austin?
don't make me laugh. he knows shoot all!Chuffy said:
I'm not saying I was given duff advice, I just wasn't given the correct answer. Not that that should reflect badly on any of those who failed to give the correct answer - it was a tough problem I might add. You shouldn't beat yourself up about not knowing as mickle seems to be.
mickle said:
not hitting the SPANNER with a hammer, duh!
hitting the CRANK with the hammer. As one operation. A preparatory step. With the spanner off the scene. THEN, as another operation, turning the pedal with the spanner, with the crank in a vice.it's just struck me that you don't actually understand the solution at all.
