pedal tightness

shming123 said:

do pedals ever come a little lose from the crank arm? do you tighten it by the wrench side? or the inside of the crank arm by the allen wrench? And is it normal direction for tightening? or counterclockwise to tighten? etc..? Thanks.

They can come loose if not tightened securely and the bearings are tight and don't allow free rotation on the shaft. Use grease on the threads and don't overtighten. I use a wrench on the flats just cuz it's easier to get to and has more levererage to break loose stubborn ones some moron didn't greese or tightened too tight. Right pedal has right hand threads,left pedal has left hand threads.

boudreaux said:

Right pedal has right hand threads,left pedal has left hand threads.

so the right pedal tightens clockwise and left tightens counterclockwise?

get it finger tight so the pedal is nice and snug up against the crank arm. then give it a quarter turn with the pedal wrench if you can.

Greg-O said:

get it finger tight so the pedal is nice and snug up against the crank arm. then give it a quarter turn with the pedal wrench if you can.

but which direction tightens each pedal? my pedals are already on, i just want to make sure they are on real tight. :-)

shming123 said:

but which direction tightens each pedal? my pedals are already on, i just want to make sure they are on real tight. :-)

The pedals shouldn't need tightening unless you have taken them off at some stage, and u also dont want them "real tight" because at some stage u will want to take them off and this may prove to be quite difficult. (also it should be noted that cranks are made of alloy and alloy threaded items are prone to stripping, now i have never done it but a stripped crank/pedal thread may be a very costly mistake!)

There is no simple way to say it but the right pedal has right hand thread (normal) and the left pedal has left hand thread (backwards). it depends whether you are using the allen key side or the wrench side as to whether this is clockwise/anti-clockwise. I always remember that turning the pedals backwards takes them out and forwards puts them in, that way it doesnt matter which side of the pedal u turn it is always the same direction.

shming123 said:

but which direction tightens each pedal? my pedals are already on, i just want to make sure they are on real tight. :-)

You don't know what right and left hand thread means? 😕

boudreaux said:

You don't know what right and left hand thread means? 😕

Pedals tighten in the same direction that the wheels rotate when going forward. On the left side of the bike, that means you turn CCW to tighten. On the right side of the bike you turn CW to tighten.

Put a little grease on the pedal threads before you screw them into the cranks. Don't tighten them too much.

TD

tyler_derden said:

Pedals tighten in the same direction that the wheels rotate when going forward. On the left side of the bike, that means you turn CCW to tighten. On the right side of the bike you turn CW to tighten.

TD

If you understand right and left hand thread it works even if you dont have wheels or a back of the bike. How do you think real mechanics deal with it?

boudreaux said:

If you understand right and left hand thread it works even if you dont have wheels or a back of the bike. How do you think real mechanics deal with it?

I didn't think the guy asking the question was a mechanic...

TD

tyler_derden said:

I didn't think the guy asking the question was a mechanic...

TD

the pont was understanding right and left hand threads,then you don't have to remember the silliness.