Well, I got ‘em spinning at least a bit after getting them off the bike and managing to get lubrication in from the inner side.
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@moz I've only had any penetrating oil work once - and I've been using it on this, hoping I'd get a second dip into that glorious well, but so far, no good.
(I've gone several rounds of oil over multiple days so there's no shortage of application or time.)
both the pedal and the crank are magnetic so i don't have alumininum-iron welding but i 50000% can't rule out that they didn't just rust together into a solid object :/
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@moz yes i know how pedals unscrew
and i'm using the adjustable Crescent (branded) spanner i have. i don't have like... some kind of mechanic's set. but those are good tools.
(good enough as in I've kind of... pulled the shitty metal of the pedal around a bit trying to turn it. This is the one that has the up and down part. :/ )
and that would be good except this one is REALLY not in good shape and I still cannot get it removed.
@moira When I ran into this, I took the bike to a shop just to get the pedals removed. it didn't cost much.
@thatKomputerKat the point of this is learning how to do it
(not that any shop would actually want to work on this bike; i mean, okay, they might remove the pedals, but they wouldn't do any of the rest. it was <$300 _new_.)
but wait my story gets worse
In addition to not coming off that crank no matter what I do (I haven't tried heat but that'll just melt the plastic and then everyone loses), the crank doesn't have a nondestructive way to be removed from the front gearset. or if it does, it's buried under that plastic which I can't find a way to remove.
it's very frustrating, I want to put handle grips back on this bike and give it away but I don't know I can with this combination of problems
@moira hmm. do you have an oscillating trim saw? I’ve used those and my reciprocating saw on all kinds of things (without a blade!) to rattle parts apart.
@badsamurai I do not. I did hammer on it (through a metal rod) for a good amount of time tho'. didn't care.
i'd use a torch but, again, plastic everywhere :-p
