stuck seat pin
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Ian Raleigh
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Try putting your advice in this section of the forum ! You may get more views.
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=12
Nothing worse than a stuck seat pin but there has been many many successful removals by many members.
I once removed a seized up seat pin by taking out the bottom bracket - putting a condom over the seat tube/pin then taping up the condom to
form a seal then pouring Coca Cola down the seat tube and left it for a week, then putting the saddle back on and it twisted freely and came out.
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=12
Nothing worse than a stuck seat pin but there has been many many successful removals by many members.
I once removed a seized up seat pin by taking out the bottom bracket - putting a condom over the seat tube/pin then taping up the condom to
form a seal then pouring Coca Cola down the seat tube and left it for a week, then putting the saddle back on and it twisted freely and came out.
Robbied196
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I've done quite a few, but generally, few are truly siezed. Boiling water is a good start. If you are getting any movement at all, even a fraction of a millimetre, it will come out eventually. One thing that often gets suggested which I would avoid! Is clamping the stem in a vice and using the frame to twist out the stem. I've seen this cause paint fractures and it will strain the lugs in a way they are not designed to be strained. If its definitely stuck, this is the simplest, quickest way:
http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=63229
Good luck
http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=63229
Good luck
riddim-track
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