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Title: Stuck pedals, stuck seatpost...
Post by: Brownie on February 17, 2006, 01:18 PM: WD40 everywhere. Trashed the workbench....any other ideas?
Cheers, JB
Title: Re: Stuck pedals, stuck seatpost...
Post by: phantom photon on February 17, 2006, 01:23 PM: A blowtorch and a big hammer ;)
Title: Re: Stuck pedals, stuck seatpost...
Post by: greentoad on February 17, 2006, 01:28 PM: Hi

This may help - http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=5501.0

Or do a search.

J.
Title: Re: Stuck pedals, stuck seatpost...
Post by: Mattdub on February 17, 2006, 01:47 PM: Soaking in Coca Cola has done it for me in the past (overnight or renew then longer)
Title: Re: Stuck pedals, stuck seatpost...
Post by: Brownie on February 17, 2006, 03:37 PM: Thanks for that. The thread has made me even more depressed! It is an alloy SE seatpost inside a looptail frame and I was hoping to preserve both. Gonna soak over night and have another crack tomorrow. Will post some pics if I can work out how. Cheers for the help. JB
Title: Re: Stuck pedals, stuck seatpost...
Post by: oberonspacefruit on February 17, 2006, 03:45 PM: soak em in diesel. good quality 15mm spanner and scaff pole while the crank arm is in the vice.
Title: Re: Stuck pedals, stuck seatpost...
Post by: ORB on February 17, 2006, 03:54 PM: i got a SE post out of a Loopy loo with this little trick

Drilled a 6mm hole through the top and out the other side (so not to waste too much of the post, then put a long bolt through to get a grip of it, put it in the vice, grabbed the stays and the head tube and twistd (gently)

out it came

I know then re not all that easy, but it will come :)
Title: Re: Stuck pedals, stuck seatpost...
Post by: Brownie on February 17, 2006, 03:57 PM: Says the upload folder is full. I guess it's not my day, eh? :yahoo_silent: Thanks for the advice chaps. Will have anolther bash tomorrow. Cheers, JB