Pedal Problem.

Is jonh saying a normal pedal will unscrew forwards?



is it bad if i flip the seat around? if they tightenthe way i pedal?


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Evan Byrne wrote:
*Is jonh saying a normal pedal will unscrew forwards?



is it bad if i flip the seat around? if they tightenthe way i pedal? *

The threading is correct to keep the cranks from unscrewing as you ride
forwards. It isn't obvious at first that it is correctl If you locked
up the bearings in the pedal the pedals will unscrew as you pedal
forwards. At first blush it seems that can't be right. But it is,
because of precession.

Make sure that the right crank and the right pedal are on the right side
of the uni. Make sure that the left crank and left pedal are on the
left side of the uni. The pedal threads will be correct to keep the
pedals from loosening on their own.

If the pedals really are too loose in the cranks then you need to get
proper pedals before you ruin the pedal threads in the cranks. The
easiest way to check is to get a pair of known good pedals and put them
on the uni that is having problems. If the known good pedals stay tight
then the other pedals are bad. If the known good pedals also get loose
then the cranks are bad.

Is this on your uni with the Koxx hub?


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Evan Byrne wrote:
*Is jonh saying a normal pedal will unscrew forwards?



is it bad if i flip the seat around? if they tightenthe way i pedal? *

The threading is correct to keep the cranks from unscrewing as you ride
forwards. It isn't obvious at first that it is correctl If you locked
up the bearings in the pedal the pedals will unscrew as you pedal
forwards. At first blush it seems that can't be right. But it is,
because of precession.

Make sure that the right crank and the right pedal are on the right side
of the uni. Make sure that the left crank and left pedal are on the
left side of the uni. The pedal threads will be correct to keep the
pedals from loosening on their own.

If the pedals really are too loose in the cranks then you need to get
proper pedals before you ruin the pedal threads in the cranks. The
easiest way to check is to get a pair of known good pedals and put them
on the uni that is having problems. If the known good pedals stay tight
then the other pedals are bad. If the known good pedals also get loose
then the cranks are bad.

Is this on your uni with the Koxx hub?


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Yeah its got the Koxx crnaks.


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Don't ride with loose pedals and aluminum cranks. You'll damage the
threads in the cranks very easily and ruin the cranks. It is very easy
to strip or damage aluminum threads.

Get proper fitting pedals for it or else you'll be needing to replace
both the pedals and the cranks and that will be more expensive.

You also might want to have a bike shop check that the crank threads are
indeed good and that none of the threads have been stripped or
cross-threaded or otherwise damaged.

It's very easy to mess up aluminum threads. And you already know about
the washer thing that's needed with the Koxx cranks.


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Actuly its steal threds, the threds are in a cromo sleve crimped into
the aluminum.


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Evan Byrne wrote:
*Actuly its steal threds, the threds are in a cromo sleve crimped into
the aluminum. *

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Not so much panic now. But you can still
damage steel threads, it's just not as easy to do as aluminum threads.


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****. I tryed my jimmy Cs in the cranks are they came lose faster than
the snafus, Im ****ed, now i have to pay shipping tot he uk for new
ones...............Grrrrrr.


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hmm? you just posted that you didnt have any other pedals..


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yeah, Haha, I forgot aobut the ones on my trials.


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