Bike Pedals

[junkie_ball]

So i just purchased a new pair of carbon pedals and had real issues removing the old ones where they had ceased on (Took a big wench, bar, lubricant and a BIG lump hammer). My question is do you guys think it is wise to remove the new pedals and re-grease the thread when i clean the bike? I only ask this as my old pedals could be removed with either a allen key or wrench but my new pedals can only be removed with a allen key. This mean i won't be able to apply as much brute force if i ever do decide to remove them.

 

[Drago]

Some quality anti seize whenever the bike is serviced should be ample.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Get a torque wrench. The manufacturer will tell you how much torque to use. If you grease the threads it will make it easier to get the pedals off in future. I've got a couple of bikes with external type nuts (15 mm) which use a standard pedal spanner. My decent bikes have carbon SPD SL's with an 8 mm hex bolt. I use a bit of lithium grease on the threads to make life easier.

 

[Mike S]

Coppaslip the threads and will be fine and dandy ☺

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Copper grease my mechanic's teacher said to use

 

[raleighnut]

+1 for Copaslip.

 

[DEFENDER01]

Also copper slip will withstand temperatures up to 2000F so if you pedal fast enough to get them that hot they will still be o/k.

 

[junkie_ball]

I thought about copper slip as have a pot in the garage will put some on. Hopefully will make life easier next time.

 

[jazzkat]

Def copper grease, also don't swing off the spanner to tighten them. The thread runs so that the thread will tighten rather than loosen as you pedal so there's no need to tighten it up too much. Just nipping it up will do the job.

 

[Travs]

To OP - I'm just curious how you used a big wench to undo the old pedals...

 

[junkie_ball]

My old pedals had both an allen key and old style nut fitting i just used the biggest adjustable i could fit on there (mainly because it had a bigger handle for leverage than a fixed sized spanner)