Too much effort to get my pedals off

[Prodigal Son]

I just got new cranks. I have premium pedals in my old cranks which only have an Allen broach, no wrench flats. Making an obtuse triangle doesn't work as well as it does with a pedal wrench to stomp on and break the pedals loose. I sprayed some wd40 in the pedal bosses hoping to loosen them. What other technique might I employ to maintain my sedentary lifestyle?

[LeonLikesToRock]

tried using something to extend the reach on the allen key like the ring end of a spanner or an old seatpost?

[(jeff)]

Use a hammer. I've beaten wrenches with a rubber mallet a few times to loosen stuck bolts.

[Prodigal Son]

Yea, I extended the leverage on it. The Allen wrench was already long and I had an extra peg near by I was using for the sake of that 6mm width straining against my palm. Still nothing.

Sorta hard to hit an Allen and direct the force entirely perpendicular to the threads.

[paranoidmexican]

Try using an allen key on a socket wrench

[badlight]

Get new cranks.

[Louis]

Try using an allen key on a socket wrench

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[Prodigal Son]

Get new cranks.

Haha I got new cranks, I want my premium pedals back from the old motherfuckers! In the interim, I've got Rubens on.

[metalbmxer]

You sure you're turning it the right way? Years ago this happened to me only to realize I was turning the reverse threaded Left side pedal the WRONG way!

[Prodigal Son]

I made sure by placing it next to my new cranks with pedals in and observing the rotation.

Also, seems like there is too much play for the 6mm.

[JFax]

As a last resort you could try and switch your crank arms over and ride the pedals backwards (switch over the pedal bodies too) for a while, might loosen up after a few sessions.

[dude...]

allen key broaches in pedals are pretty shit. usually you cant get the leverage to shift a seized pedal without rounding something out. only really useful for tightening your pedal if it comes loose when out riding (cos noone ever carries a 15mm spanner and you cant get an adjustable spanner/shifter onto the flats on most pedals (except jcpcs cos theyre the best...and a few other pedals)).

only having a 6mm allen key broach on the axles is a pedal design fail

[Narcoleptic Insomniac]

Pedals don't need to be done that tight anyway. Just use some blue loctite on the threads and tighten it a reasonable amount with the 6mm allen. Should be good after that.

[getzfafive]

Another old trick is to throw the crank arm in the freezer for a hour.  Cold makes metal contract, which sometimes can assist loosening a tight bolt.

[Prodigal Son]

I wish the market for bmx could sustain using torx. My Volvo has them all over the place and I love em.