Stuck saddle

[srw]

No, not seatpost - saddle. We can move the seatpost easily in the frame, but the saddle is wedged firmly onto the seatpost.

It's a suspension seatpost with a two-bolt adjustment mechanism. Even taking both bolts fully out doesn't seem to do anything - the clamps are firmly wedged in place. Is the best thing to do simply to hit it firmly?

In the grand scheme of things, having to fit a new seatpost and saddle won't matter much, but it would be nice not to need to.

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

Is the best thing to do simply to hit it firmly?

That's what I would have done.

 

[sheddy]

hourly applications of WD40 ?

 

[Moodyman]

Small, regular applications of a water disperser spray. Allow to sink in, then gentle knocking with hammer or mallett.

 

[Herzog]

PlusGas?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

some form of anti-sieze, even if only in the form of a little warmth, and the application of a gentle levering or percussive force.