Stuck Seat Post

Posted on Mon 24th, January 2011

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• #26

samdaniel

GT45+Soak+24hrs+Vice worked for me.
• #27

dancing james

undo the clamp

ride bike around doing bunny hops off kerbs etc, and short sprints

this agitation may get the seatpost moving (worked for me)
• #28

JimmyJacksonJones

Did one freezing it with a couple of ahem "borrowed" C02 fire extinguishers and a monkey wrench
• #29

O'Shane

Have you tried giving it a crack on top of the seat post with a hammer? It's often better than just trying to lever it around as it breaks whatever seal is there
• #30

Cornish_Bike

Hmm the more I think about it for £25 and a short drive Ciclos Uno is looking like the better option.
• #31

part_robot

Hot caustic soda solution, a hose (to call the frame and wash away the spewing volcano of hot metal solution), goggles, a face mask, a concrete patio and gloves. Couple of hours of that and it's game over for the seatpost. And your paint, unless you're super careful.

Story here: http://www.lfgss.com/thread116465.html
• #32

deleted

also, non chemical extraction

http://saarf.net/2012/05/06/messy-master/

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