You've got bits of aluminum rolled up inside and jamming the remaining threads. You can pretty much kiss that crank goodbye.
Peter Jon White
Peter White Cycles
24 Hall Rd.
Hillsborough, NH 03244
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I am having a strange encounter of the frustrating kind with removing a pedal that, in my limited experience, I have not incurred previously.
The crankarm is in a vise with an appropriate Eldi wrench and about a three-foot cheater bar on the Campagnolo pedal. I can move the pedal--at this point it's about a quarter of the way out--but it will not break loose. I need to continue use the wrench-cheater bar combination.
I have had pedals stuck previously, but once one breaks them loose, they have in my experience turned freely (or at least, relatively freely), but this one continues to require very heavy force to move. I guess, what I'm asking is whether there is some trick (I have soaked it in penentrating oil) to break it loose. I am afraid that I will, or already have, messed up the threads on either the pedal or the crank (there's no evidence of small bits of metal from cross threading). Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Cheers.
Tom Hayes
Chagrin Falls, Ohio