Stuck Seatpost. I need HELP!
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There are 379 threads on stuck seatposts on this forum.
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NO! we don't need stickies on every noob question.
You need to search Google properly.
https://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=...15299a959dbb33
You need to search Google properly.
https://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=...15299a959dbb33
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I'm with you on google bringing up splendid advice, but 379 posts is a lot. I bet this question doesn't get asked over in mechanics because the bikes with this issue are classic/vintage. In any case a sticky doesn't mean you won't see this question asked again either.
See you again on post 380 ;p
See you again on post 380 ;p
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I'm with you on google bringing up splendid advice, but 379 posts is a lot. I bet this question doesn't get asked over in mechanics because the bikes with this issue are classic/vintage. In any case a sticky doesn't mean you won't see this question asked again either.
See you again on post 380 ;p
See you again on post 380 ;p
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Ah Ha!
Three out of four stuck seatpost owners prefer the Classic and Vintage Forum
Three out of four stuck seatpost owners prefer the Classic and Vintage Forum
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Seizing aluminum seaposts on steel frames had been an age-old problem with that seems to have escaped solution before the end of the steel frame era.
I used Kroil to disassemble a 51 Ford p/u front axle assemble about a year ago and did not have to cut one connection. It took several days of soaking each day. It amazed me! PB Blaster may be a good and it is much easier to obtain.
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I've also read that if all else fails you can cut off the top of the post and CAREFULLY, SLOWLY, CAREFULLY saw through the post, but not the seat tube, then roll it up and out with a pair of channel-locks. I'm very leary of this approach.
In any case to the OP, you are in good company, many of us encounter this problem. Some results are better than others. Let us know how it goes.
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I have tried the Sheldon Brown tips thank you. And I have searched and searched and searched the forum, but that does not mean you will find the answer that you need. Before you make assumptions about what people have and have not read please ask or don't make crude comments.
Thus far I have not been able to free the post...I may try to go from the BB with the PB Buster...but for now I am just riding as is...until I have the time/energy/desire to go further.
Thanks for the tips and advice.
Thus far I have not been able to free the post...I may try to go from the BB with the PB Buster...but for now I am just riding as is...until I have the time/energy/desire to go further.
Thanks for the tips and advice.
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I agree with skidoo; best torque is the vice method/useing the frame as the lever.
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Be aware if you follow Sheldon's advice to use the saddle as device to twist the post free, you may break the saddle. I finally freed a corroded steel post from a steel frame by turning it with a pipe wrench, after several days soaking in PB Blaster. This marred the seatpost. Sheldon recommeded against pipe-wrench technique, and I would not use it on a desirable frame.
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If PB Blaster doesn't work, then it's likely nothing else will. I've used PB Blaster to unstick hardware on marine engines and exhaust systems. Sometimes the fasteners have to soak for a few days, but they'll usually come loose.
In the end you may have to use a pipe wrench to get the post loose (sacrificing the post). Stuck seatposts and the like are good lessons on how important it is to keep our bikes regularly maintained.
In the end you may have to use a pipe wrench to get the post loose (sacrificing the post). Stuck seatposts and the like are good lessons on how important it is to keep our bikes regularly maintained.
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If you don't mind trashing the post I've had luck with a vice grips and dead blow hammer. The first step is always to use a penetrant like PB Blaster and give it time to work. I like the hammer/vice grip method. Once it starts moving keep going around in a spiral motion until it's free.
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I had the first post that none of the usual methods would work. Just this afternoon I used an air hammer on the bottom side of the seatpost hammering upward. The post came right out. It had been soaking for several days first.
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