single bolt seatpost- wont stay together.

Posted on Tue 20th, May 2014

• #1

young_gun

single bolt seatpost on my beater keeps slipping. it seems no matter how tight i get the thing a few hundred meters later the seat is loose. before i pitch it is there any tricks for this besides locktitiong the shit out of it?
• #2

Clockwise

Electrical tape around the saddle rails, make them a tiny bit more chunky and gripable. Has worked in the past for a quick fix but still needed a replacement asap.
• #3

Picard

Electrical tape might work temporarily, but it will eventually slip.

Put some small strips of leather around the rails where the clamp makes contact with them.
• #4

young_gun

The bolt itself is baking out causin the issue. Just at work now and looking for a get home fix ha
• #5

Picard

Okay, problem with the thread. Take the bolt out, get some PTFE tape (plumbers tape) and wrap it round the thread, then wind the bolt back in.
• #6

young_gun

I'll give that a shot, thanks
• #7

ffm

The clamps on my seatpost are bent from over-tightening the bolt. This means that they meet around the bolt before they grip the saddle rails well, you may want to check for this.

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