Re: The Cycling Thread
Dean, the cost of the labour will probably be about the same as the cost of the right spanner...
I thought about mentioning it earlier, but I didn't want to be "that" guy. Maybe you'll find it useful.
Even Shimano workshop documents (worth the download btw) tell us that a 6mm Allen key is insufficient to apply the correct torque (about 35Nm IIRC). There is no hope with a pedal that has corrosion (dissimilar metals) or has been jammed - which seems to happen a lot if there is insufficient torque.
If the pedal is greased and torqued correctly with a spanner it will be a lot less trouble to get off later.
Mine went on with a $5 multi tool at the bike shop. You'd think a decent Allen key would have been enough to get them off, but it took a pedal spanner.
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