Counter-clockwose to loosen and remove the crank arm. You’d find it easier either with more leverage or a trick is to rotate the Allen key closer to the crank arm and then “squish” them together with both hands. So in your image you’d rotate the Allen key 180° and squeeze the Allen key + crank arm together.
Funny-Celery8056 on
Impact gun. 👍
Alberta52 on
turn wrecnch 180 degrees step on it with foot. bam it’s loose you are welcome
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ilikeonionsandolives on
use your foot
ButterflyMore9267 on
Have you tried someone else’s life?!
Difficultsleeper on
Counter clockwise to loosen. Step on it if you have to. Grease the bolt threads and washer when reinstalling it. Do not overtighten it.
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drawredraw on
Invest in a breaker bar
knuckles-and-claws on
You probably need a much longer wrench.
leunam4891 on
Leverage is what you need. Get a long tube and slide the wrench in there.
zanythenanny on
Sorry but does this have a lock ring ? The” AL” ring looks like it comes off first but I’m going to be completely wrong
brianybrian on
Never try to loosen a bolt by pulling up. Swap the Allen key over and push down
steezy280 on
These are hard to get leverage on. With the bike on the ground step on a pedal and pull up on the wrench. It’ll give.
guywithaplant on
A seatpost makes a good cheater bar.
templeofsyrinx1 on
get it in a good leverage position and show it who’s boss
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Which way are you turning it?
Turn it counter clockwise
Counter-clockwose to loosen and remove the crank arm. You’d find it easier either with more leverage or a trick is to rotate the Allen key closer to the crank arm and then “squish” them together with both hands. So in your image you’d rotate the Allen key 180° and squeeze the Allen key + crank arm together.
Impact gun. 👍
turn wrecnch 180 degrees step on it with foot. bam it’s loose you are welcome
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use your foot
Have you tried someone else’s life?!
Counter clockwise to loosen. Step on it if you have to. Grease the bolt threads and washer when reinstalling it. Do not overtighten it.
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Invest in a breaker bar
You probably need a much longer wrench.
Leverage is what you need. Get a long tube and slide the wrench in there.
Sorry but does this have a lock ring ? The” AL” ring looks like it comes off first but I’m going to be completely wrong
Never try to loosen a bolt by pulling up. Swap the Allen key over and push down
These are hard to get leverage on. With the bike on the ground step on a pedal and pull up on the wrench. It’ll give.
A seatpost makes a good cheater bar.
get it in a good leverage position and show it who’s boss
watch your hands on the pedals
good luck