Pedal removal

[Gert Lush]

I poured boiling water on mine and wedged a thick chunk of wood between the frame and crank so it stopped it from moving. Obviously protecting the frame at the same time. The boiling water was the trick though. I just used a normal spanner on it

 

[screenman]

I smothered the crank in peanut butter then wrapped a piece of bread around it, this I held in place for 300 miles with cables ties. This seemed to do the trick well, because as soon as I got the pedal spanner on it off it came quite easily.

 

[Profpointy]

[QUOTE 4631165, member: 9609"]if it don't have 'drop forged' on it, drop it in the bin.[/QUOTE]

There was a nice advert by Sykes some years back "all that glisters is not chrome-vanadium". That said I have some excellent socket headed wrenches which don't say drop forged, nor even a maker's name, just the word "India" which isn't a promising start, but against all expectations they're great. Not the way to bet though.

 

[subaqua]

There was a nice advert by Sykes some years back "all that glisters is not chrome-vanadium". That said I have some excellent socket headed wrenches which don't say drop forged, nor even a maker's name, just the word "India" which isn't a promising start, but against all expectations they're great. Not the way to bet though.

My dads Britool stuff bought in 1957 is drop forged chrome vanadium, and still going strong.
Some of the chrome is pitting and crazing now, but by heck they were worked hard by him and by me . I hope I can pass them on to my son to use.

Whitworth, AF and some metric ( metric stuff is in better condition as didn't get used much on old British Buses)

Britool now sadly owned by Stanley Black and Decker

 

[steveindenmark]

Well it was a riveting topic, but what was the outcome?

 

[smutchin]

The correct spanner with a piece of tubing (scaffold pole) to gain more leverage.

I use a vacuum cleaner pipe - but don't tell my wife.

 

[smutchin]

I smothered the crank in peanut butter then wrapped a piece of bread around it, this I held in place for 300 miles with cables ties. This seemed to do the trick well, because as soon as I got the pedal spanner on it off it came quite easily.

Does it matter which brand of peanut butter? I'm thinking something like Sunpat with lots of added sugar might be better than yer fancy sugar-free Whole Earth variety. And definitely wouldn't use crunchy for that application.

 

[Dave Davenport]

When I started my apprenticeship in 1977 the firm supplied me with a set of Britool spanners (amongst other tools) which I paid for at a quid a week for about three years, they're as good as new today. I also still use a Bahco 12" shifter that was my grandad's which must be 70 years old.

 

[ColinJ]

I use a vacuum cleaner pipe - but don't tell my wife.

I tried that once and broke the pipe!

 

[Ian H]

Nowadays, I put a pile of books under the crank to stop it turning and then stand on the pedal spanner. Easy peasy!

I'm shocked at such treatment of books!

 

[smutchin]

I tried that once and broke the pipe!

Why do you think I don't want my wife to know?

 

[Adam4868]

I use a vacuum cleaner pipe - but don't tell my wife.

Don't wanna know what you get up to in your spare time !!

 

[smutchin]

Don't wanna know what you get up to in your spare time !!

I wear figure-hugging outfits and a silly hat and frolic in the countryside with other similarly attired men.

 

[Ian H]

I wear figure-hugging outfits and a silly hat and frolic in the countryside with other similarly attired men.

... and women.

 

[roadrash]

[QUOTE 4631291, member: 9609"]Here's a picture book I have just made of removing a pedal.

Drop forged CV 15mm spanner plus piece of heavy pipe (mechanical advantage increaser)

slide pipe over end of spanner

Press front wheel onto unmoveable object, press down hard down on pedal with foot then push down on pipe. (use quality tools that you can trust as you might hurt yourself if something snaps, don't use all your strength doing this, just use a small proportion of effort then if something breaks or slips you will still be in control of the situation )[/QUOTE]

that hammer in the last photo should do the trick