How do I remove a pedal from a crank with a crossed thread? I've part stripped, and ultimately crossed the thread on my crank and can't remove my pedal now.  This was done whilst riding and then trying to remove the pedal from the damaged crank.  I figure the crank is toast but I want to remove the pedal without damaging it.  Does anyone have any simple way to do that?  My best theory at the moment is to use a hack saw to cut through and then either use a chisel to widen the gap or to then make another cut to free the pedal completely.

The main reason I haven't just done that is that I'm worried about damaging the pedals threads.  I want to continue using this set of pedals.



Here is a picture of the pedal, it wobbles about in the crank but I haven't managed to pull it out.  I tried pulling the pedal while someone undid the pedal but the thread appears to be too screwed up.
I'm guessing the pedal is toast too, but if I wanted to try to save it (and it refused to come out with simply a wrench and a hammer -- counter-clockwise on the right, clockwise on the left) I'd get out my trusty Dremel and make a slot or two in the crank, parallel to the pedal shaft.  (It won't hurt if you nick the pedal threads a little bit.)  Then drive a small cold chisel into the slots to spread them a bit.

(I do wonder how you managed to cross-thread the pedal and then ride on it.)