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Title: Can't get my seat post in!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Bananaman on September 23, 2006, 06:02 PM

I can't get the seatpost on my TA in any more than about three inches any ideas before I get the hammer out????????????

Tried WD40 and opening the seat tube a tad

Bike looks big enough for a basketball player :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Can't get my seat post in!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: harris on September 23, 2006, 06:07 PM

first i would try another seat post or put a light sand paper down , and cheque if there an obstruction some bikes have seat post wedged down to the bottom then snapped of.

Title: Re: Can't get my seat post in!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Rombloke on September 24, 2006, 01:49 PM

bit of dowel rod and some wet and dry.........or dremmel.....

Dave

Title: Re: Can't get my seat post in!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: bof on September 24, 2006, 10:17 PM

get a torch and have a look down it there might be something in there, its a bit strange that it goes in and then stops.

Title: Re: Can't get my seat post in!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: selfpreservation on September 25, 2006, 09:41 AM

is the post too big?, i have a mongoose proclass seatpost thats 22.6 instead of 22.2 i had to grease it to get it in (the seatpost that is )

Title: Re: Can't get my seat post in!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: gt0733 on September 26, 2006, 06:04 AM

don't belt it in mate! sometimes the tube may suffer from the welding. get a fine rat tail file and clean up the inside of the tube around where the welds are. then make sure you get the filings out (compressed air) and spray some fish oil (or rust preventative) in there. it stinks for a while but it will definetly stop any rust from starting.

Title: Re: Can't get my seat post in!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Bananaman on October 01, 2006, 03:45 PM

Well, can't see owt in there and it refuses to go in :tickedoff: had the file round her and my finger right down in her fnar fnar smooth as a babies, just feel some small holes into the rear and top tube thats it!!!!!!!

This post came out of it so can't get me head round it at all!!!!!!!

Title: Re: Can't get my seat post in!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Bananaman on October 01, 2006, 03:59 PM

Quote from: selfpreservation on September 25, 2006, 09:41 AM

is the post too big?, i have a mongoose proclass seatpost thats 22.6 instead of 22.2 i had to grease it to get it in (the seatpost that is )

Just to satisfy myself that it isn't that I have tried a 22.2 from another bike and it fits fine :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[

Anyone need an original GT Seatpost, must be slightly bigger 22.6 :10_2_12:, thinkin about it I did have a wrestle with the seat and post when I got it out :LolLolLolLol: