Cycling in Sydney Australia
Stuck Seat Post
Does anyone know how to remove a seat post, that is stuck into the frame, without damaging the seat post? Any tips would be a great help.
Cheers
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Permalink Reply by PeterT on -
Well, Im out of ideas really, WD-40 is my go-to for just about anything (that I don't intend to eat).
Maybe you can add what the material of the frame and the seatpost are to the best of your knowledge?
I'm sure there will be an irrelevant music clip or some useful advice shortly
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Permalink Reply by Si on -
Might sound weird, but can you figure out how to soak it in vinegar overnight (cheapo homebrand white vinegar)? I forgot about this old diving trick and used it on a completely stuck/corroded window latch this weekend. Unfortunately I can't figure out how to actually do it to a stuck seatpost.
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Permalink Reply by Steven Lamb on -
hammer
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Permalink Reply by Michael O'Reilly on -
I know another bloke who has 50 ways ...
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Permalink Reply by Neil Alexander on -
...as predicted by PT.
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Permalink Reply by Michael O'Reilly on
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Well I posted the irrelevant clip. Where's your useful advice?
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Permalink Reply by Neil Alexander on
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Well, I had this problem many years ago with a steel post stuck in a steel frame. I resorted to sticking the post in a vise and twisting and pulling and wrenching and destroying the seatpost and still didn't get it out.
So, I am not sure how useful that is (though it is certainly more useful than an irrelevant music clip) but, depending on how much you value the frame, it might be worth a try...
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Permalink Reply by sit ubu sit on
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Ah if if only it was a thread about a stuck wheel skewer - fifty ways to ease your lever:
The problem is all inside your Hed
She said to me
The problem is due to
Damn camber technology
Sheldon can help you in your struggle
To get it free
He has fifty ways
To ease your leverHe said to start with, grab it
If it's glued
Shut, got gunked up - no cleaning
And then repeat yourselfThere's a risk your thread'll be chewedSheldon has fifty ways
To ease your lever
Fifty ways to ease your leverIf it doesn't pull out at the back, Jack
Hold it in your hand, or stand
Don't use a hammer, you'll jam 'er
Just wriggle it free,
Hold it in the vice, nice
You don't need to use force, much
Just chop off the end, and bend
Then wriggle it free
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Permalink Reply by Aaron K on
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SBS You're an absolute classic, tell me did you ever do training in song writing?
I think you really have a hit there! Lols.
(I'm sure most of us were sitting there watchin Mikes posted Youtube clip listening to PS and the dulcit drummings technics of Steve Gadd, and reading your lyrics, come on you know you were :+P)
Apologies for going off topic....my only suggestion LBS it before it too late!
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