Stuck/fused pedals. What’s the solution?

[BrushedAluminium]

Park pedal spanner and a hammer recently removed a pair of pedals for me that no other tool / pole combination could handle

 

[mk one]

this sorted yet?

maybe just rub the pedal down, respray, good as new

 

[The History Man]

this sorted yet?

maybe just rub the pedal down, respray, good as new

Looking more and more attractive

 

[2manyoranges]

Sorry this may be naive and you might be beyond this but have you tried the ‘pulling things together’ technique? I was taught this by a wily old mechanic many years ago. And it sounds as if your ‘flats’ on the axel have rounded. But that aside, if the cranks are off the bike its very difficult to get leverage. If they’re still on the bike then do all the plusgas soaking thing, the boiling/cold water and ‘banging with a hammer’ to break any electrolytically-driven corrosion...


But then orient a pedal spanner with the crank so that you can PULL them together with your fists or with a strap wrench. This exerts a whole load more energy than a long lever deployed in another mode. The power in your fingers to haul things together is just astonishing - and it works for reluctant pedals time after time in my workshop.

 

[The History Man]

I have had two days of hell. New sofas.

old sofas were delivered to previous occupant while new windows fitted as doorway too narrow. Behold.

 

[KermitGKona88]

You are going to have a hard time blaming that on the poor doggie....

 

[The History Man]

He’s not allowed on the new ones.

 

[KermitGKona88]

Bless him he looks so comfy...

 

[The History Man]

Not spoilt at all. He has his own.

 

[KermitGKona88]

He knows where his bread is buttered, got you wrapped around his little paw