Originally Posted by
cudak888
Throw the gentle twisting out the window. Put the post in the vise, grab the seattube with one hand to steady the frame, the other on the headtube, and alternate pushing and pulling like an absolute madman.
Also, make sure to lubricate through the bottom bracket inverted. Trying to lubricate through the top isn't going to work; capillary action isn't going to pull it into the gap if/when it pops free.
-Kurt
Hmmm...I hope the bike can take it. We may break it. I mean, all in all we got it on the cheap, but still. If I break it, I'm only going to have the cheapo gaspipe stuff left.
Hey, let's break it!
In actuality, it is sitting, right now, inverted, bottom-bracket up, with the seat tube completely filled up to the top with ATF/Acetone mix. Grease is slathered all over the outside, especially around the bottle holder mount bolts, so it doesn't seep through.
But...reading between the lines here a little bit...
