FurryOnTheInside
In Memoriam
Inspired by @butre 's post over on the broken bolt thread, I wonder if dissolving the pedal spindle thread with a bath of heated alum would leave my aluminium crank arm's thread usable again?
All the bicycle forums I have searched seem to come up with the same thing- pb blaster & a huge lever.
Might be fine if it was just overtightened or dry, but I live right by the sea, bought the used bike locally, and I just know that these pedals are galvanised to the crank arms, and that this method will tear the aluminium threads from the crank arm.
As a method for a mount stud on an engine, tearing out threads may be okay because the hole can be drilled out and rethreaded to the next size up; but unlike studs, pedals only come in one size.
So does soaking in heated alum present a viable alternative for those who bought a used bike and want to upgrade the pedals?
All the bicycle forums I have searched seem to come up with the same thing- pb blaster & a huge lever.
Might be fine if it was just overtightened or dry, but I live right by the sea, bought the used bike locally, and I just know that these pedals are galvanised to the crank arms, and that this method will tear the aluminium threads from the crank arm.
As a method for a mount stud on an engine, tearing out threads may be okay because the hole can be drilled out and rethreaded to the next size up; but unlike studs, pedals only come in one size.
So does soaking in heated alum present a viable alternative for those who bought a used bike and want to upgrade the pedals?