yay! i'm a bike newbie and not incredibly strong - this method freed up my seized bike post in 30 minutes flat on a used bike from the 80s. thank you!!!
Can't thank you enough. Saved me time and money. WD40 and two pots of boiling water is all it took to do what that was going to be impossible without a bike shop. Gratitude and prosperity to you guys!
bought a second-hand road bike recently, seatpost was stuck like concrete. Poured hot water 5 times with a generous amount of wd40 in between and managed to pull it out. Thanks, GCN!
had a heft bike held up only by the seat and left it for days hoping gravity would solve my problem but that things was on there and would not come off
10 year old video and the method still holds true. 2-3 kettles of boiling water, a little WD-40, and a bit of elbow grease, and it popped right out. Thanks GCN!!!
I had a Colnago C59 seat post frozen once, after 2 days of WD40 I finally managed to get the post out safely with 3 other nervous mates helping me. about every 6-8 weeks I now take the post out and apply Carbon seat post fiber paste. Since then nothing has seized, I do the same with my stem and handlebar every 3 months with grease on the bolts and re-tighten with torque wrench. Worth it for an expensive bike!
How do you remove a seized seatpost? Daniel Lloyd has a few tips if brute force alone isn't working for you! #cycling Are there any other mechanical videos you'd like to see from GCN? Comment and let us know.
The tip about boiling water WORKED! THANK YOU! I thought I'd just check that my carbon seatpost hadn't seized as I hadn't moved it in a fair while. Sure enough, I couldn't lift it out so I thought "I'll push it down a bit, just to unjam it." Naturally it went down as far as it could go and absolutely refused to move back up. However, one quick GCN vid later and it was all better.
Quick search for this issue and that's actually my exact bike frame in the video, the Felt F4. Can't wait to try this out and finally dial in my optimal seat height. It's been like this for months. Thank you!
Many brands have a 'carbon grip' style product. These are basically a really rough paste that you use instead of grease. They tend to work really well too.
I love you and want to have your babies. Seriously, I was praying for my beloved 2004 dogma and the hot water worked first time straight away for an otherwise locked seat post. Did the wd40 thing but clearly nowhere near as affective as physics. Then again I had taken it out 2 years ago and knew it wasn't too bad as a result. Otherwise it just wouldn't budge. I might try this on the stuck forks now. Those haven't moved in years. For others out there, my frame was an alloy magnesium with carbon post. Good luck and thanks again!!!
Thanks GCN! It worked!! A lot of patience and around 10-12 full kettles, man power and some sweating but it came out! Thanks for the video, it saved me!
What about an aero carbon seatpost that you can't twist? I have one that I applied carbon fix paste a year ago , now it's not moving at all anymore. I need to adjust it for a few millimeters. Do you think it also works for that seatpost? Haven't tried it yet, as I just saw your video.
I was trying to remove the seatpost from a 1997 Trek MTB that I recently acquired and it would not budge at all. I sprayed it with some WD-40 and let it sit for a few minutes then tried turning the saddle back and forth. I was just barely able to budge it, but I gave up after a few minutes. Come back two days later and realize that the top of the seat post is almost perfectly rectangular. So, I clamped onto it at the back of the saddle with my locking pliers and used one hand to pull the pliers one way while pushing the front of the saddle the opposite direction. This produced enough torque to loosen the seatpost. I then turned the seatpost back and forth a couple of times, and then rotated it clockwise while pulling up and it came out fairly easily.
I'll try the hot water treatment now - I've gone thru a bunch of utube vids, & you're the first with that. Excellent - here goes (I bought a circa 1989 NISHIKI CUSTOM SPORT off ebay - complete except wheelset & RD, only $67 free ship. Guess now i know why, seat post stuck hard).
Works well! I just let wd-40 soak down my seat tube for about 3 hours, heated it up with a hair dryer, put an old saddle on that I didn't care about, and they I hammered away with a rubber mallet. After about an hour I got it out. (I have a carbon frame with an aluminum dropper post by the way)
thank you so much i’ve been trying for an hour to just unscrew the screw under the bike seat and it wouldn’t budge. i boiled a pot of water and poured it slowly over the screw. it finally came undone after the first try!
Would like to find out what are the different methods of clamping your bike to a work stand. will it be alright to clamp it onto a carbon bike's top tube or a carbon fibre seatpost?
Alu Seat post in Carbon frame - 3 days of penetrating oil ( GT85 ) and some side to side movement - TOP TIP used turbo trainer to hold down bike to enable pulling up on saddle ( hands ache after hitting saddle round )
The only thing I can imagine is to try and apply the thermal techniques simultaniously. Slowly pour boiling water over the frame, while using that freezing spray on the seat post. You'd have to apply these as close to each other as possible, without hot water spilling onto the seat post, and freeze spray reaching the frame, so maybe build an improvised shield there. The aim would be to create as large a temperature difference as possible between those parts, so that a third person could hopefully manage to pull them apart.
I had a steel post stuck in a steel frame. Had to saw it out. Anything I tried with temperature just worked on both pieces at once. The hardest part was finding a hacksaw blade the right length.
Doesn't the boiling water damage the carbon frame or paintwork? Also will the aluminium post not expand as well as the collar? Is the collar aluminium?
yes the post will expand if heated too. ideally you would differentially heat them but just making them change size is enough to get things going it seems.
Thank you so much! This did the trick for me! Applying hot water on carbon frame and cold water on seatpost. Took me 45minutes to get it out, but worth it
Great tip : try twisting the seatpost using your thighs, seating on the bike. You have way more force than with your arms/hands. I sprayed WD-40 through the bottom bracket too.
You can speed up/improve the process 1. Remove the seat before pouring water 2. Use some pliers and squeeze the heck out of the seized bar. What NOT to do!!! 1. Do not keep tightening the seat as I bought this used and the last owner did not have the previous seized bar all the way on. My seat-to-bar attachment was deformed and took a hammer and pliers to bend back.
This is old, but to answer: Every bolt has a specified torque that should be applied, usually given in Newton meters (Nm). You should use a torque wrench or have a good feel for what each torque feels like. This is extremely important for carbon parts.
Had a super stuck seat post and this worked like a dream, had to use about 5 kettles, each time it moved about 0.5cm then would stick solidly again but slowly managed to work it's way out.
I used a heat gun (not a hair drier, they don't get hot enough) to heat up the frame (not the post) for about 10 minutes. Use the hottest setting and keep it moving to avoid blistering the paint. Spray lots of WD40 on the post so it will seep down into the frame throughout the process. Turn the seat back and forth until it's finally loose and work the post out.
How can I remove seat post completely stuck inside frame without saddle? .... It's a new bike I got around a month ago and today while I was adjusting the saddle it slipped completely inside the frame....I tried turning bike upside down but it didn't work..... Please I need your help ..... I am a beginner and don't know much about it
Do you put anti-seize or fiber grip or grease on aluminum frame with carbon seatpost? I heard anti-sieze/fiber grip messes up aluminum and grease messes up carbon.
hi I've just tried this on my mid 90's mountain bike but with no luck. I used 10 kettles but its not budging at all. should I persevere or it is stuck for good 🙈
Hi I have a new road bike, Eddy/M. My problem is the Allen bolt at the bottom of the seat post will not budge at all Its like some one has used a machine to tighten the bolt. Just put some GW40 on it. Not sure what to do
As prevention, how about lubricating inside the body pole before installing a seat post? So that the chance of internal rusting overtime is reduced! I have done this with a new bike and will monitor the results. Well I only thought of it after the seat post fall into the body pole (without the seat actually attached) and I had to lubricate inside the body pole in order to vibrate the freakin seat post out!
I bought a new mountain bicycle with an aluminum frame on Amazon upon receiving it I put it together. When I put the seat post into the sea tube and removed it I noticed the sea tube severely scratched the seat post. Can you please tell me why this is happening and how to prevent the sea tube from scratching my seat post?
Okay... I just did mine, it took me two hours. I had to wrap a rea towel tightly to the frame and pour about 10 kettle of water on it. eventually after using a heavy lump hammer to smash the post downwards it moved 1/2 and inch. But I had to hit it very many times. The damn post was 13 inchest long and 7 inches was in the bike frame. The reason it had to ceom out was because the part that goes into the seat was cracked. It's a good job I checked it as it was a bad accident waiting to happen. I sawed off the broken bit. Greased the post and the inside of the frame and put it all back together. It seems very sturdy now.
Going to try this right now. Mine is very very seized but it's broken at the top as well so it has to come out or my bike is dead....My bike is a 25 year old Mtrax 250 and it does all I could ever want from it, but I just noticed that post. If I don't change it it will snap when I am out riding.
Hi. Can I use this lubricant (Shimano Anti-Seize) to seat post in frame when both parts are aluminium parts? This lubricant only for carbon or titanium?
I have a carbon frame with stuck aluminum seat post, I have tried using a slid hammer, Dry Ice, vice grips, three people pulling it, and there was no success. Any suggestions, Mind you this is a full carbon frame no aluminum in the seat tube?
I have a carbon frame and aero carbon seatpost… the entire bike is only a month old and I used carbon anti-seize paste when installing it…….. the bolt is now fully loose and the seatpost STILL won’t budge. Any tips???????
@@billfrigo7602 mine was aero alloy frame and alloy seatpost i put a small piece of ripped rubber from an inner tube to prevent it from slipping and now it's been stuck for like a week now, i sprayed alot of wd40 today but it's still hard to pull. Maybe you know some other kind of method?
I had this problem few months ago, on a Felt also, with aero seat post wich you can't move around, luckily a mechanic could get it out, after to weeks! Now every now and then y pull it out just to clean it and make sure doesn't happen again...
Hey guys thanks for the great advice.... I have a carbons frame with an aluminium seat post that is stuck in nice and tight.. my present from the last owner... sometimes you don't get so lucky with Ebay... I have tried boiling water and WD-40 but nothing is working any other ideas? Actually the boiling water seems to be making it tighter... Any hell would be great... Sam
Hi Leonardo, Try looking back through our Facebook posts - we shared some pretty cool solutions a couple of weeks ago. Ikea Hackers is a good place to start.
I got a long seatpost effortlessly into a frame that wasn't reamed the whole way down... It's properly stuck. The bike is electric, and the 25kg hanging by the post whilst clamped into the workstand still wasn't helping. I can rotate it, using the whole bike as a lever, but i can't get it to slide out.
Just give the saddle a hard whack to force the seat post down (shorter). This will break the corrosion bond. Then it comes out easy. Spray on a little lubricant down the seat tube. Works for me.
Any suggestions for how to remove a seized carbon seatpost from a carbon frame? After watching the video and reading many of the comments I get the impression that this is not the same scenario as I have. If I'm wrong, please let me know.
I need help!!!My carbon seat post snapped off my aluminium frame, I can't get the rest of the tube out, I need away of pulling it out. Any ideas anyone?
yay! i'm a bike newbie and not incredibly strong - this method freed up my seized bike post in 30 minutes flat on a used bike from the 80s. thank you!!!
Can't thank you enough. Saved me time and money. WD40 and two pots of boiling water is all it took to do what that was going to be impossible without a bike shop. Gratitude and prosperity to you guys!
bought a second-hand road bike recently, seatpost was stuck like concrete. Poured hot water 5 times with a generous amount of wd40 in between and managed to pull it out. Thanks, GCN!
had a heft bike held up only by the seat and left it for days hoping gravity would solve my problem but that things was on there and would not come off
English man frees his bike seat with a pot of tea
You speak english
Reading this comment before I watched the video I'm thinking, "gotta be kidding right?" But no, s spot of tea did the trick.
😂 haha. Sometimes the most brilliant solutions are pretty simple and easy.
10 year old video and the method still holds true. 2-3 kettles of boiling water, a little WD-40, and a bit of elbow grease, and it popped right out. Thanks GCN!!!
I had a Colnago C59 seat post frozen once, after 2 days of WD40 I finally managed to get the post out safely with 3 other nervous mates helping me. about every 6-8 weeks I now take the post out and apply Carbon seat post fiber paste. Since then nothing has seized, I do the same with my stem and handlebar every 3 months with grease on the bolts and re-tighten with torque wrench. Worth it for an expensive bike!
Absolute banger solution! A bike technician would wanna touch it, we had tried couple of things for a day, and this worked in 10 mins.
How do you remove a seized seatpost?
Daniel Lloyd has a few tips if brute force alone isn't working for you!
#cycling
Are there any other mechanical videos you'd like to see from GCN? Comment and let us know.
***** its called pipe wrench ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ ヽ
Was both the frame and seat post carbon?
The tip about boiling water WORKED! THANK YOU!
I thought I'd just check that my carbon seatpost hadn't seized as I hadn't moved it in a fair while. Sure enough, I couldn't lift it out so I thought "I'll push it down a bit, just to unjam it." Naturally it went down as far as it could go and absolutely refused to move back up. However, one quick GCN vid later and it was all better.
Quick search for this issue and that's actually my exact bike frame in the video, the Felt F4. Can't wait to try this out and finally dial in my optimal seat height. It's been like this for months. Thank you!
Many brands have a 'carbon grip' style product. These are basically a really rough paste that you use instead of grease. They tend to work really well too.
I love you and want to have your babies. Seriously, I was praying for my beloved 2004 dogma and the hot water worked first time straight away for an otherwise locked seat post. Did the wd40 thing but clearly nowhere near as affective as physics. Then again I had taken it out 2 years ago and knew it wasn't too bad as a result. Otherwise it just wouldn't budge. I might try this on the stuck forks now. Those haven't moved in years. For others out there, my frame was an alloy magnesium with carbon post. Good luck and thanks again!!!
Thanks GCN - this made my day. Seatpost stuck for the last two years, but not anymore:)
Thanks GCN! It worked!! A lot of patience and around 10-12 full kettles, man power and some sweating but it came out! Thanks for the video, it saved me!
Worked for my vanmoof bike! Poured two pots of boiling water on the tube let it sit and it came out easy!! Thanks!!
used this method today on a seat post that had been stuck for the past year. used a rubber mallet on the seat to get the post turning. worked a treat
What about an aero carbon seatpost that you can't twist?
I have one that I applied carbon fix paste a year ago , now it's not moving at all anymore. I need to adjust it for a few millimeters.
Do you think it also works for that seatpost? Haven't tried it yet, as I just saw your video.
this was a really good method, took about an hour in total but got the job done. 10/10 thanks
This worked for my carbon bike with aero seat post! thanks gcn!
Strip down the frame, put the seat post in a vice and use the frame as a lever.
Can u make a video?
That method, with WD40 soaking, worked for me.
@@visualizebykim-ian4600 Bit late, but: th-cam.com/video/izcqB2dCTzI/w-d-xo.html
does the hot/cold method work with steel & other metal type frames?
worked with my carbon post and aluminum frame
@@RideWithJuboy Truly amazing that you replied to a 5 year old post with the exact opposite of what the user asked.
@@raveoreynolds6049 hey go find your self a hobby instead of trolling on others people's post
I just did this successfully on a steel frame with an aluminum seat post
@@chuckleomg I have a steel seat post and aluminium frame. I would have though that that is the best combination as aluminium out-expands steel.
I was trying to remove the seatpost from a 1997 Trek MTB that I recently acquired and it would not budge at all.
I sprayed it with some WD-40 and let it sit for a few minutes then tried turning the saddle back and forth. I was just barely able to budge it, but I gave up after a few minutes.
Come back two days later and realize that the top of the seat post is almost perfectly rectangular. So, I clamped onto it at the back of the saddle with my locking pliers and used one hand to pull the pliers one way while pushing the front of the saddle the opposite direction. This produced enough torque to loosen the seatpost. I then turned the seatpost back and forth a couple of times, and then rotated it clockwise while pulling up and it came out fairly easily.
My bike has a aluminium frame and a carbon post and boiling water worked for me. Took some time but well worth the struggle!
Could you make a video how to remove a seized or stripped bolt please?!
Apparently this video you requested, will be uploaded this week
I'll try the hot water treatment now - I've gone thru a bunch of utube vids, & you're the first with that. Excellent - here goes (I bought a circa 1989 NISHIKI CUSTOM SPORT off ebay - complete except wheelset & RD, only $67 free ship. Guess now i know why, seat post stuck hard).
what about aluminium seatpost stuck in steel frame does it work?
Just did mine. Took almost 3 hours from start to finish, but more like 2 just one the post removal. The damn thing was 7 inches inside the frame.
how?
Works well! I just let wd-40 soak down my seat tube for about 3 hours, heated it up with a hair dryer, put an old saddle on that I didn't care about, and they I hammered away with a rubber mallet. After about an hour I got it out. (I have a carbon frame with an aluminum dropper post by the way)
Are the same tips applicable to removing seized bottom bracket in carbon frame? If not, what would be recommended?
is graphite powder good? is molybdenum grease the rigth kind?
@Global Cycling Network it's safe to use with carbon frame?
WoW, that is THE vdo I’ve been dreaming of for all too long 🙏🏼
thank you so much i’ve been trying for an hour to just unscrew the screw under the bike seat and it wouldn’t budge. i boiled a pot of water and poured it slowly over the screw. it finally came undone after the first try!
any tips for doing this to a vintage steel road bike?
Simon is still my favorite GCN presenter.
Would like to find out what are the different methods of clamping your bike to a work stand. will it be alright to clamp it onto a carbon bike's top tube or a carbon fibre seatpost?
Alu Seat post in Carbon frame - 3 days of penetrating oil ( GT85 ) and some side to side movement - TOP TIP used turbo trainer to hold down bike to enable pulling up on saddle ( hands ache after hitting saddle round )
Can you do a video on how to properly change a saddle and the correct seat angle?
Will it work on a steel bmx?
I got a 2021 rc30 scott addict, carbon. So the boiling water wont hurt the frame??
Worked great! First try, aluminum frame, p.o.s. box one carbon post. Whatever clear coat they put on the carbon glued it in there tight.
What do you do if it's a carbon fiber seatpost in side a carbon frame with no metal sheath and it's aero/teardrop shaped?
The only thing I can imagine is to try and apply the thermal techniques simultaniously. Slowly pour boiling water over the frame, while using that freezing spray on the seat post. You'd have to apply these as close to each other as possible, without hot water spilling onto the seat post, and freeze spray reaching the frame, so maybe build an improvised shield there. The aim would be to create as large a temperature difference as possible between those parts, so that a third person could hopefully manage to pull them apart.
can you apply boiling water if the its a carbon fiber frame and seat?
I had a steel post stuck in a steel frame. Had to saw it out. Anything I tried with temperature just worked on both pieces at once. The hardest part was finding a hacksaw blade the right length.
What's the stuff used to cool the metal?
Doesn't the boiling water damage the carbon frame or paintwork? Also will the aluminium post not expand as well as the collar? Is the collar aluminium?
yes the post will expand if heated too. ideally you would differentially heat them but just making them change size is enough to get things going it seems.
Thank you so much! This did the trick for me! Applying hot water on carbon frame and cold water on seatpost. Took me 45minutes to get it out, but worth it
Just used this method today, thanks for sharing GCN 😄🤙
Great tip : try twisting the seatpost using your thighs, seating on the bike. You have way more force than with your arms/hands. I sprayed WD-40 through the bottom bracket too.
Worked for me. Took about 3o minutes. Lifesaver
You can speed up/improve the process
1. Remove the seat before pouring water
2. Use some pliers and squeeze the heck out of the seized bar.
What NOT to do!!!
1. Do not keep tightening the seat as I bought this used and the last owner did not have the previous seized bar all the way on. My seat-to-bar attachment was deformed and took a hammer and pliers to bend back.
Can you make a vid about the proper amount of force needed to tighten carbon parts like handle bars, stems, etc? Thanks for the great info.
This is old, but to answer:
Every bolt has a specified torque that should be applied, usually given in Newton meters (Nm). You should use a torque wrench or have a good feel for what each torque feels like. This is extremely important for carbon parts.
Thanks so much, my bike seat post was stuck tight, the kettle trick really did the job
Had a super stuck seat post and this worked like a dream, had to use about 5 kettles, each time it moved about 0.5cm then would stick solidly again but slowly managed to work it's way out.
can i use an aluminium seat post on a carbon fiber frame?
I used a heat gun (not a hair drier, they don't get hot enough) to heat up the frame (not the post) for about 10 minutes. Use the hottest setting and keep it moving to avoid blistering the paint. Spray lots of WD40 on the post so it will seep down into the frame throughout the process. Turn the seat back and forth until it's finally loose and work the post out.
How can I remove seat post completely stuck inside frame without saddle? .... It's a new bike I got around a month ago and today while I was adjusting the saddle it slipped completely inside the frame....I tried turning bike upside down but it didn't work..... Please I need your help ..... I am a beginner and don't know much about it
hey my bianchi seat post is stuck pretty good and I tried this and it didn't work any other methods i could try ?
So, how do you stop a carbon seatpost slipping down? Or in my case an alloy post in a carbon frame? Can't find that VT anywhere.
Do you put anti-seize or fiber grip or grease on aluminum frame with carbon seatpost? I heard anti-sieze/fiber grip messes up aluminum and grease messes up carbon.
Quite possibly. The fact is though, if you leave your bike for that long, that's the risk you run. There is no easy way out so be careful.
Help!!!!
With what spray????
My carbon fibre seat post opening is a bit deformed - became oval. Can I do something about it? How to make it round again? Thanks.
Does it work with alu seatpost and carbonframe?
hi I've just tried this on my mid 90's mountain bike but with no luck. I used 10 kettles but its not budging at all. should I persevere or it is stuck for good 🙈
Hi I have a new road bike, Eddy/M. My problem is the Allen bolt at the bottom of the seat post will not budge at all Its like some one has used a machine to tighten the bolt. Just put some GW40 on it. Not sure what to do
As prevention, how about lubricating inside the body pole before installing a seat post? So that the chance of internal rusting overtime is reduced! I have done this with a new bike and will monitor the results. Well I only thought of it after the seat post fall into the body pole (without the seat actually attached) and I had to lubricate inside the body pole in order to vibrate the freakin seat post out!
Which material is it that your not suppose to put anti seize product on it!
Im having this same problem. Is there another way to remove it without using the saddle? im afraid the rails under the saddle would bend do to force.
I bought a new mountain bicycle with an aluminum frame on Amazon upon receiving it I put it together. When I put the seat post into the sea tube and removed it I noticed the sea tube severely scratched the seat post. Can you please tell me why this is happening and how to prevent the sea tube from scratching my seat post?
Do you ever do bike comparisons? I'm looking at getting either the Vitus VRi or Planet X N2A but I'm unsure on which to get.
Took time, but it worked. Many pours and lots of elbow grease. Carbon frame and alloy post. Unfortunately, I get to do it again on another bike!
Okay... I just did mine, it took me two hours. I had to wrap a rea towel tightly to the frame and pour about 10 kettle of water on it. eventually after using a heavy lump hammer to smash the post downwards it moved 1/2 and inch. But I had to hit it very many times. The damn post was 13 inchest long and 7 inches was in the bike frame. The reason it had to ceom out was because the part that goes into the seat was cracked. It's a good job I checked it as it was a bad accident waiting to happen. I sawed off the broken bit. Greased the post and the inside of the frame and put it all back together. It seems very sturdy now.
Going to try this right now. Mine is very very seized but it's broken at the top as well so it has to come out or my bike is dead....My bike is a 25 year old Mtrax 250 and it does all I could ever want from it, but I just noticed that post. If I don't change it it will snap when I am out riding.
Hi. Can I use this lubricant (Shimano Anti-Seize) to seat post in frame when both parts are aluminium parts? This lubricant only for carbon or titanium?
hi, we don't see why not.
What can I do if my seat is glued on
I have a carbon frame with stuck aluminum seat post, I have tried using a slid hammer, Dry Ice, vice grips, three people pulling it, and there was no success. Any suggestions, Mind you this is a full carbon frame no aluminum in the seat tube?
I have the same issue - did you free it ? How?
Same situation here... Were you able to take it out? ...how?
I have a carbon frame and aero carbon seatpost… the entire bike is only a month old and I used carbon anti-seize paste when installing it…….. the bolt is now fully loose and the seatpost STILL won’t budge. Any tips???????
Did you finally removed it?
@@oloptrish yes - it came loose by fully removing the bolt and “gently” knocking the saddle a bit to jar the seatpost loose.
@@billfrigo7602 mine was aero alloy frame and alloy seatpost i put a small piece of ripped rubber from an inner tube to prevent it from slipping and now it's been stuck for like a week now, i sprayed alot of wd40 today but it's still hard to pull. Maybe you know some other kind of method?
I had this problem few months ago, on a Felt also, with aero seat post wich you can't move around, luckily a mechanic could get it out, after to weeks! Now every now and then y pull it out just to clean it and make sure doesn't happen again...
Agustin Navarro any idea how they managed to get it out? I’m dealing with the same issue aero carbon seatpost in carbon frame right now.
how to open a worn front derailleur limit screw pls ?
+aprofromuk If you use a metal saw you should be able to make flat-head screwdriver work. Has helped me a lot of times.
Hey guys thanks for the great advice.... I have a carbons frame with an aluminium seat post that is stuck in nice and tight.. my present from the last owner... sometimes you don't get so lucky with Ebay... I have tried boiling water and WD-40 but nothing is working any other ideas? Actually the boiling water seems to be making it tighter... Any hell would be great...
Sam
Did you use the freezer spray? Did you get it out, four years ago?
Hi Leonardo,
Try looking back through our Facebook posts - we shared some pretty cool solutions a couple of weeks ago. Ikea Hackers is a good place to start.
Thanks!
sad day for me. my Thompson seatpost is seized in my yeti frame. it does not budge and I'm afraid of breaking my frame. any ideas?
Exact same problem (RockShox + carbon Intense). Were you able to take it out?
I followed your lead and got the stuck post out with help from my son.
I got a long seatpost effortlessly into a frame that wasn't reamed the whole way down... It's properly stuck. The bike is electric, and the 25kg hanging by the post whilst clamped into the workstand still wasn't helping. I can rotate it, using the whole bike as a lever, but i can't get it to slide out.
Will 26x4.8 tires fit on this fat bike?
i had this problem with a really old bike. I used wd-40 and a plastic hammer. It took some time, but it worked! :)
Exactly what steps did you do, how often? Thanks
I have an aluminum seatpost can it work
What about putting a seatpost back in the bike? I need help with that
I need to try this to my bike. Thanks for the video.
Just give the saddle a hard whack to force the seat post down (shorter). This will break the corrosion bond. Then it comes out easy. Spray on a little lubricant down the seat tube. Works for me.
Definitely follow this advice if you want to permanently ruin your bike.
Lovely cheers. Just removed a stuck Caron post from an aluminium frame using this method
thank you from Truckee California.
Blow torch ?
Kettle worked a treat thanx
Any suggestions for how to remove a seized carbon seatpost from a carbon frame?
After watching the video and reading many of the comments I get the impression that this is not the same scenario as I have. If I'm wrong, please let me know.
Dan the man!
You sorted out my seat post problem, fair play to you|
I need help!!!My carbon seat post snapped off my aluminium frame, I can't get the rest of the tube out, I need away of pulling it out. Any ideas anyone?
What about the seat post buried inside the frame? 😭 Mine got stuck, I've rattling it upside down and it didn't work.