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help any tips on removeing stuck seat post

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MartyC:

--- Quote from: stfc on April 13, 2009, 12:42 PM ---if you can mate leave it soaking in diesel over night or plus gas, wd40 evapourates after a period of time, i had success with plus gas and a hack saw but the seat post wasnt visible above the frame tube,so dont cut anything,mine was a last resort, also a bit of heat as suggested, take your time , keep doing a bit, soaking it and returning when the frustration gets a bit much, it will come out , dont skip it  :)

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WHS ^^^^

Also, give the seatpost a good few whacks with a large and heavy club hammer to break the seal between it and the seat tube  :daumenhoch:.

Juju:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/stuck-seatposts.html

note - depends on the 2 metals. If you got ali against steel - then something with ammonia will assist - and that oil based will probably not help.

scott30:
thanks for the advice guys will try it tomorrow if the weathers good  :daumenhoch:

scott30:
right guys ive got the stem and forks off now and my dad has got the bb cups and headset cups out to ive bent the seat tube out abit and my dad heated the seat tube up but the post isnt moveing is there anything else i can try  :daumenhoch: cheers scott

kuwahero:
don't use the method used by some"rocket" in the states on this s&m dirtbike. ouch. why? is all I can say :'(

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