Seized pedals

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overmind

My other bike is a Pinarello
Update:
I took my bike to the local pro shop and they had them off within five minutes.
Lesson is: the bigger the spanner the better!
I would invest in a cheater bar. Mine is a 2 ft length of scaffold pole which I got from the local metal recycling/dump. I slide it onto the end of a large spanner and the extra leverage makes a huge difference.

One warning though. Make sure when you do this you use the largest adjustable spanner you have. I once put the cheater bar over a smaller spanner and managed to split the metal near the jaws (basically wrecking the spanner).
 

Gunk

Guru
Location
Oxford
I just use an extra spanner

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wafter

I like steel bikes and I cannot lie..
Location
Oxford
I’ve had some success using a 1/2 inch socket (with an Allen key bit) with a breaker bar. Yellow Saddle is right none of these propriety anti seize products do a lot of good, you just need lots of leverage. I also use a bit of copper grease when I fit new pedals, there is no need to over tighten them.
This. Well, I use a 3/8" breaker bar but otherwise..

Never had issues using this method (although not done a lot of pedals), but if I still had problems next stop would be heat and oil.
 

rogerzilla

Legendary Member
Pour boiling water over the crank and immediately attack with the pedal spanner.

Fixies are easier to get pedals off!
 
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