Went to Paint Over Rust, Ended Up Sawing Off My Pedal

Rust started appearing on my right side pedal frame mount. Got what I needed to treat the area but had to remove my pedal first––that's when the fun began. I noticed when trying to remove the pin, it wasn't moving so quickly. Tapped it with a rubber mallet, then a proper hammer, no budging. After spraying ACF-50 thinking it could make things somewhat slicker, it became clear this was going to take more effort; used a filer, then a hacksaw. Finally, I was able to pry it off. Funny how a 1-minute procedure can turn into 20.

Long story short, removed the pedal and painted over the mount with Rust-Oleum, now it's drying. Have replacement parts en route.

Fennellg said:

Actually it probably was good thing to break even though it made your little project more of a pain. Had that pin failed at speed you could have lost more parts hence more money.

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I knew I had to remove it somehow. Thankfully had a hacksaw sitting around and just got to it. I guess I bent it putting pressure on it off-road, have no idea how long it's been like that. This is first time messing with the pedals in 6 years.

Damn.
But now fine

Hard to imagine bending that, Apparently those are some kind of aftermarket pegs ?

I've always been able to use a punch to get the pin out when easier methods failed but then noticed the sides of your mount looked a bit skewed. On a suspicion looked at your earlier posts and saw this:

Super10East said:

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ps: I've dropped the bike countless times, mostly offroad in the sand/dirt. I tend to pick the bike up by the handlebars, maybe this method contributed to the misalignment?

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Fortunately that's not heat treated steel and should be able to be bent straight again with no problem.

Cycledude said:

Hard to imagine bending that, Apparently those are some kind of aftermarket pegs ?

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The cylinder pin is stock, but the pegs are Pivot Pegz.

Checkswrecks said:

I've always been able to use a punch to get the pin out when easier methods failed but then noticed the sides of your mount looked a bit skewed. On a suspicion looked at your earlier posts and saw this:


Fortunately that's not heat treated steel and should be able to be bent straight again with no problem.

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I see what you mean. Didn't use the good pin from the other side to see how well it aligns. I'll give that a try and determine if there are other structural misalignments.

Cycledude said:

Hard to imagine bending that, Apparently those are some kind of aftermarket pegs ?

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Checkswrecks said:

I've always been able to use a punch to get the pin out when easier methods failed but then noticed the sides of your mount looked a bit skewed. On a suspicion looked at your earlier posts and saw this: Fortunately that's not heat treated steel and should be able to be bent straight again with no problem.

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Once the pin is bent it cannot be removed with a punch. It needs to be cut off to remove. I went back to stock pegs because the aftermarket ones can destroy the mounts and bend the pins. OEM pegs are meant to breakaway in a fall. Both times I tipped over my bike its been a nightmare to repair. I already have measurements of my foot peg mounts in case they rip off the frame.