Stuck seat post

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derrick

The Glue that binds us together.
I am doing a few bits on a friends bike, i tried to get the seat post out but it is stuck solid. its a carbon frame with an ally post. the frame is a ribble about 6 months old. Anyone found any new things to try. have read back a few older post but no joy. I could try putting it in a friends vice and turning the frame, but am weary about damaging the frame. Help.:sad:
 

MichaelO

Guru
I am doing a few bits on a friends bike, i tried to get the seat post out but it is stuck solid. its a carbon frame with an ally post. the frame is a ribble about 6 months old. Anyone found any new things to try. have read back a few older post but no joy. I could try putting it in a friends vice and turning the frame, but am weary about damaging the frame. Help.:sad:
I can't help (sorry!) but I'm still trying to resolve the same problem on my 9 month old Cannondale. Driving me insane. At home tomorrow, so it's my priority - but I have a feeling it'll just be a lot of swearing.

Lemon juice seems to be high up the list of recommendations..
 

sight-pin

Veteran
If that was me i'd try spraying the seat post with a can of freezer spray, available from most plumber merchants....it maybe worth a go i'd think as alloy conducts well to heat and cold so it may just shrink the post enough to release it.

Edit: In saying that though I'm not sure if that could harm the carbon?
 
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sight-pin

Veteran
[QUOTE 4395482, member: 259"]Give up and take it to a bike shop.[/QUOTE]

^ That's probably a better alternative.
 

davidphilips

Phil Pip
Location
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sheldon brown says
The best way to do it is not pulling on the outer tubing, but pushing the big tubing off the small tubing, just pressing on the edge of the outer tube while pulling on the end of the inner tube. Now I knew I would be able to do it. I only needed some way to apply reasonably large force just on the top edge of the seat tube. I took two aluminum plates that just fitted nicely between the seat rail clamp plate and the top of the seat tube (one plate on one side of the seat post and the other on the opposite), with the seat rail clamp screws extended by a few turns. Then I gently turned the rail clamp screws in and the seat post just came out without any struggle :smile: :smile: :smile: I did not apply any more force then, just slight finger pressure on the Allen key while turning the screws. I am sure that a similar method may be used on metal frames and seat posts or any combination of the material. You just need the right length of spacer blocks or some kind of screw attachment to do the pushing off the seat tube from the seat post.

i will have to think about that myself but whatever you do be careful a carbon bike frame can be damaged by even clamping it onto a bike repair stand you need to clamp the seat post as long as its not carbon..
 
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derrick

derrick

The Glue that binds us together.
I got it out, Things i tried ,Lemon juice,vinegar, Freezing the seat post, put it in the vice and twisted the frame, That got it moving but it was tight all the way, there is a lot of corrosion on the post, considering it's not that old, the frame looks good, Why should it corrode so quickly.Am getting another post for it. What is best to put on an ally post going into a carbon frame?
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