Old timer told me to never grease pedal threads. He was wrong.

A guy at the co-op swore pedals only need anti-seize, so I ran them dry on a commuter build. After 6 months they seized so bad I had to cut the crank arm off with a hacksaw. Anyone else deal with stuck pedals from skipping the grease?

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paulschmidt6d ago

Used to think grease on pedal threads was just extra mess to clean up later. Always ran them dry or with a light coat of oil. Then a set of cheap Wellgo pedals welded themselves onto a set of cranks I actually wanted to keep. Had to heat the whole thing with a torch and still ended up stripping the crank threads. Now I put a thin layer of copper anti-seize on every pedal install. Learned the hard way like you did.

piper_reed6d ago

Learned the hard way like you did" - yep that's how it always goes with pedals. I use a dab of regular park grease on every pedal install now, works fine for me. Just keep it thin so the torque spec still reads right.