Not familiar with strip down of those pedals - could you disassemble in situ and then get the pedal flats into a vice? Go on, you know you don't really want to give up! 💪
Some will know this and others might not be interested but the majority of thermal printers use BPA in the paper. I'm sure toner and inks contain nasties but BPA is one I prefer to avoid where possible. Apologies the for the diversion.
Didn't know this would be Thomson approved. Do you think you were able to perceive any riding differences from the change in the effective seat tube angle (if you were able to disregard the reach)?