rad006 Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 Help???Pulling = FailHot Water = FailTurning = Fail Besides cutting the post what can you suggest I try?
Stiggy Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 This happened to a mate on DC last year. Not too sure the outcome, even maintenance couldnt help.Good luck with it!
hvh Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) blow torch. just kidding. maybe some q10 spray, it works on rusted nuts and bolts, give it a try Edited June 10, 2013 by hvh
rad006 Posted June 10, 2013 Author Posted June 10, 2013 I thought only carbon and alu where a problem not carbon on carbon?
kandui Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 I think you might be stuck with it like thatHelp???Pulling = FailHot Water = FailTurning = Fail Besides cutting the post what can you suggest I try?What would you achieve by cutting it? The remaining piece inside the frame won't allow you to put in another post.From similar cases I have heard of, the outcome has not been positive.
Bobbo_SA Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 I think you might be stuck with it like that What would you achieve by cutting it? The remaining piece inside the frame won't allow you to put in another post.From similar cases I have heard of, the outcome has not been positive. You can then get one of these down the inside of the post and carefully cut through the post from the inside and "pry" it out.
Tumbleweed Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 Some suggestions here: http://sheldonbrown.com/stuck-seatposts.html
carbon29er Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 Put it in the freezer and hope the seat post contracts slightly smaller than the seat tube as it has less carbon thickness.
Bobbo_SA Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 And here: http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/seized-seatposts-and-stems One warning, when cutting carbon be sure to wear a dust mask and clothes you don't mind chucking away, carbon dust is not something you want to inhale or get on your skin, think fiberglass just 100x worse.
Bobbo_SA Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 Put it in the freezer and hope the seat post contracts slightly smaller than the seat tube as it has less carbon thickness. How big is your freezer? Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1
V12man Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 Have you tried hitting it IN further with a rubber hammer to loosen it after a couple of rounds of penetrating oil over a few days? rad006 and Bobbo_SA 2
rad006 Posted June 10, 2013 Author Posted June 10, 2013 How big is your freezer? My problem exactly lol....I hear I should try and push the seatpost down??
BogusOne Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 Carbon on carbon is a bitch.... Cutting it down and sawing through the post as with an alu post does not always work with a carbon post... The carbon fuses together and you literally will have to break and file the pieces of carbon post away until you reach the inside of the frame..... Had one of these once that took me a few months to sort out. Hope you have lots of patience, a good vocabulary of the "French" language and lots of time........ Good luck
rad006 Posted June 10, 2013 Author Posted June 10, 2013 I don't exactly want to make it my LBS's problem lol...
kennyg Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 Thats a tough one... there are few things that can be done to save the seat post. If you prepared to write it off, there are some good places to start on the thread. As for freezer, ask your local spaar, butcher, or convinience store. They have those large walk in freezers....
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