I recently purchased a brand new Mongoose bike. When I started to ride it, the pedal came out. It was looser than the other one anyway, and it just fell off. It doesn't appear to be damaged, but I can't seem to figure out how to get it back on.
2007-05-23 10:23:48 · 11 answers · asked by helpme187 1 in Sports ➔ Cycling
The stunning majority of bikes do not have nuts on the pedals.
It is very possible, even likely, that the crank arm was damaged as the pedal backed out, so I strongly recommend that you take it back to the place of purchase to have it repaired.
Should you want to try it yourself (NOT recommended), here's how to do it:
1) If the pedal came off the "chain side" of the bike, just screw it CLOCKWISE back into the crank arm and tighten with the appropriate wrench... usually 9/16" or 15mm. The wrench is going to have to be pretty thin to fit between the pedal and crank arm.
2) If it came off the "non drive" (no chain) side of the bike, screw it back in COUNTERCLOCKWISE and tighten.
2007-05-23 10:45:53 · answer #1 · answered by bikeworks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny that this is here because I was just searching for the same question. I've got a Mongoose mountain bike and the pedal was coming loose yesterday on my way to work. I eventually got stranded and had to jog the last 8 miles... Anyways, on my Mongoose mountain bike, it doesn't have reverse threading (although that makes really good sense and would have helped in its at least getting me to work. On mine, I'm not sure how the pedal got loose in the first place, but it seemed to have worked some play into the pedal (on the square fitting that fits over the square "key" on the bike at the mounting location). With this play, it kept moving around a slight bit and that kept loosening the nut on it (which is where I think that reverse threading (which would turn left to tighten, rather than right) would have really come in handy to at least not constantly loosen the nut. I wasn't vigilant enough in tightening the nut while I was riding and lost it somewhere (within about a one mile range) and the pedal was getting loose so I didn't want to do any more damage to the bike and ran the bike to work. I'm going to a local bike shop at lunch today to see if I get any other (or better or worse news), but it wouldn't make sense that any looseness such as I was experiencing would happen on a new bike. You should definitely take it back to where you bought it for an explanation of why it happened (assuming they assembled it).
2007-05-25 03:31:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put grease on the threads and use a 15 mm wrench. Put the pedal straight froward. Stand on the right side and lean over the bike. Place the wrench so that is just above the crank arm. Grab the pedal in your right hand while you push down on the wrench with your left.
2016-05-21 01:36:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a pedal wrench. Also, The non ring side has reverse threads. Be careful. Also the pedal axle may have a hex socket for an allen wrench. Check that out. tfw
2007-05-23 10:29:56 · answer #4 · answered by Knick Knox 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think pedals use a nut. screw it back on it may be left handed threaded in which case you turn it the opposite direction to tighten it than you are used to.
2007-05-23 10:28:31 · answer #5 · answered by Kissafatbaby'sAss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The thread will work the other way. On one peddle, you screw clockwise, the other anti. You may have threaded it. Take it back to the shop if you have problems (Warranty and fitness for purpose).
Luck
2007-05-24 01:01:16 · answer #6 · answered by Alice S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to some one who work on bikes
2007-05-23 10:26:53 · answer #7 · answered by marjorie n 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a new nut to screw it back
contact me for diagram
but take back to shop
2007-05-23 10:26:52 · answer #8 · answered by q6656303 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just shove it threw the hole and tighten the nut on the back of it.
walla !!!
2007-05-23 10:26:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
crank threads hommie,
new crank arm
2007-05-25 16:42:36 · answer #10 · answered by quadzilla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋