Seatpost Woes

[SirLurkalot]

is it possible to use heat? like a blow torch or such like

Heated it, soaked it, hit it, swore at it, etc. Nothing worked.

 

[dyna-ti]

Re: Re:

Riser bars are the way forward

Only if they come fitted with barends Nothing flashier or more useful than a 3" rise and barends

 

[Bike Hoarder]

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I used caustic soda on a stuck seat post in a Cindercone frame - it worked, but didn't do the paint many favours where it spilled out.

 

[dyna-ti]

There was a thread, either here or stw where a slide hammer was used, and the post came out easily. One end fixed to the post, the frame inverted, held and bang bang bang out comes the post.

 

[SirLurkalot]

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Probably should leave it alone but I'm a stubborn bugger and hate letting things beat me. Seeing as I have nothing to loose the seat post is marinating in Caustic Soda. It's a bit scary :shock:

 

[fearfactoryüberalles]

If some of the seatpost is still outside of the frame, freezing is the best way to get it out - provided it's an alloy post stuck in a steel rig.

Chemical bond/corrosion won't give a shit about anything else. Freezing has worked for me every goddamned time.

 

[mk one]

There was a thread, either here or stw where a slide hammer was used, and the post came out easily. One end fixed to the post, the frame inverted, held and bang bang bang out comes the post.

Here - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=329177&hilit=slide+hammer

 

[SirLurkalot]

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Success! The trouble was there wasn't enough to get a grip on for any other method. Anyway after a soak in caustic soda I pulled what was left out with a pair of long-nose pliers.

Just have to see if my mate will let me back in the workshop to weld the split. :mrgreen:

NOTE TO SELF: When someone lets go of bikes for free, there's probably a very good reason. :facepalm: