How to Remove Frozen Stem : Aussie way. (swearing warning)
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Robbied196
Senior Retro Guru
Re: How to Remove Frozen Stem : Aussie way. (swearing warnin
Seriously, you have got to be kidding me :facepalm:
I've lost count of the stuck stems and posts I've removed but brute force is asking for problems, damaged headsets, scratched paint even bent frames. I saw someone try the seatpost in a vice and twist the frame off technique, end up actually bending the frame.
This takes between 30-90mins depending on the thickness of the stem or post and works every single time with zero stress or damage to the frame:
http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f ... em#p539519
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merckx":qg7l9u9r said:
Seriously, you have got to be kidding me :facepalm:
I've lost count of the stuck stems and posts I've removed but brute force is asking for problems, damaged headsets, scratched paint even bent frames. I saw someone try the seatpost in a vice and twist the frame off technique, end up actually bending the frame.
This takes between 30-90mins depending on the thickness of the stem or post and works every single time with zero stress or damage to the frame:
http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f ... em#p539519
Its the future
S1m0nR
Old School Hero
Re: How to Remove Frozen Stem : Aussie way. (swearing warnin
Yeah - that's a great method for seat post removal.
I use another method for removing stubborn stems from steel frames: remove the front wheel and front brakes, slide the forks into a bench vice (remembering to protect the fronts and backs with soft wood) and then you can use the handlebars as a lever (or a crowbar if the handlebars are not available or you think you might bend them) to shift the stem.
This has had a 100% success rate for me and I've never damaged anything doing it - Even the stem is reusable afterwards.
Good luck....
Yeah - that's a great method for seat post removal.
I use another method for removing stubborn stems from steel frames: remove the front wheel and front brakes, slide the forks into a bench vice (remembering to protect the fronts and backs with soft wood) and then you can use the handlebars as a lever (or a crowbar if the handlebars are not available or you think you might bend them) to shift the stem.
This has had a 100% success rate for me and I've never damaged anything doing it - Even the stem is reusable afterwards.
Good luck....
Re: How to Remove Frozen Stem : Aussie way. (swearing warnin
I was working in a bikeshop and someone brought in a nice Pinarello with a stuck seatpost - he'd tried clamping the post in a vice and twisting the frame and nicely unpeeled the seattube - lovely helical peel, like a sardine tin
I was working in a bikeshop and someone brought in a nice Pinarello with a stuck seatpost - he'd tried clamping the post in a vice and twisting the frame and nicely unpeeled the seattube - lovely helical peel, like a sardine tin
American Friend
Retro Guru
Re: How to Remove Frozen Stem : Aussie way. (swearing warnin
I wonder how many stuck seatposts are actually the wrong size. In 1970 or thereabouts I once pounded a 27mm or possibly even 27.2mm seatpost into a beautiful PX10. I didn't realise back then that French bikes took smaller seatposts. :facepalm:
I wonder how many stuck seatposts are actually the wrong size. In 1970 or thereabouts I once pounded a 27mm or possibly even 27.2mm seatpost into a beautiful PX10. I didn't realise back then that French bikes took smaller seatposts. :facepalm:
torqueless
Senior Retro Guru
Re: How to Remove Frozen Stem : Aussie way. (swearing warnin
You can end up with the opposite problem, too.. Seatpostectomy and cleaning up in there afterwards can possibly turn 27.2 into 27.4. I used the same technique as Robbied196, but I had to cut four times, may have even been six, before it would separate.
You can end up with the opposite problem, too.. Seatpostectomy and cleaning up in there afterwards can possibly turn 27.2 into 27.4. I used the same technique as Robbied196, but I had to cut four times, may have even been six, before it would separate.
American Friend
Retro Guru
Re: How to Remove Frozen Stem : Aussie way. (swearing warnin
After reading this thread and the one linked to the CTC, I bet a few people will now be checking the insides of the seat tube of those lovely old frames they bought secondhand.
After reading this thread and the one linked to the CTC, I bet a few people will now be checking the insides of the seat tube of those lovely old frames they bought secondhand.
