I vote +1 to cut it, and don't use grease- it can get into the post and cause it to expand, jamming it in there (or so I have been told by a bike shop mechanic).
Use carbon assembly paste.
@Dammit started
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I vote +1 to cut it, and don't use grease- it can get into the post and cause it to expand, jamming it in there (or so I have been told by a bike shop mechanic).
Use carbon assembly paste.