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How do you take clipless pedals off of a bike and put them on another bike, i forgot how.? |
How do you take clipless pedals off of a bike and put them on another bike, i forgot how.? Required tools: There are special pedal wrenches available that are long for optimum leverage and have thin jaws to fit onto narrow pedal axles for a good purchase. Depending on what pedals you have, you might be able to use a regular combination wrench instead (most pedals are 15mm). Note that some pedals are installed and removed with an Allen wrench. You鈥檒l need one with a long handle. Or, you can attach a piece of tubing to lengthen your wrench and improve the leverage you have. The most common reason to remove pedals is to upgrade or to switch a pair from one bike to another. You also must remove the pedals when you ship your bicycle in a bike box. Pedal removal and installation is trickier than it looks. Because pedal axles are usually made of steel and crankarms are usually aluminum, there鈥檚 the possibility of the hard pedal threads stripping the soft aluminum ones. Also, pedal threading is unusual and confusing. The right (drivetrain side) pedal has regular threading (clockwise turns tighten it; counter-clockwise turns loosen it). The left, however, is the opposite. What鈥檚 more, pedals are often attached to the crankarms super tightly, which can make removal quite difficult. Removal: Most pedals have flat spots on the axle near the crankarm for the wrench to grip. If you don鈥檛 see any flats, your pedal probably requires an Allen key, in which case, the hole for the tool will be in the end of the pedal axle. Safety tip: If your bike has more than one chainring, before trying to loosen pedals, shift onto the large chainring. This will ensure that if you slip when working on the pedals, you won鈥檛 slam your hand directly into the chainring teeth. There are 3 鈥渟ecrets鈥?to easy pedal removal: 1. Turn the wrench the right way (to loosen the right and left pedal, the wrench is turned towards the back of the bike).Push toward the crankarm 2. Position the wrench alongside the crankarm for optimum leverage. When it鈥檚 right, you鈥檒l be able to push toward the crankarm (photo right). If this isn鈥檛 possible with your wrench, try a different type. 3. Use a pedal wrench with a long handle or attach a 鈥渃heater鈥?bar, such as a length of pipe, to your wrench. Source(s): --- http://www.jimlangley.net/wrench/pedalba... uhhh, you unscrew the pedals on the cranks from one bike and thread them onto the cranks on the other bike. you might need an 8mm allen key (if it has that fitting on the back of the spindle) or just a 14mm or 15mm open end wrench, depending on what pedal you have. |
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