seat post removal
Hello
maybe this is already addressed under a FAQS section but I have an aluminum seat post that is seized into a steel frame ( a Merckx no less!) and unfortunately it has also snapped off. Aside from cutting it out is there a chemical way I might avoid the dullness of a hack saw. Someone once mentioned the idea of using caustic soda to melt the alum but not the steel ?!? does that sound right ? anyway I have freed many a seat post in the past through soaking but this is the first to foil me so any ideas appreciated as I want to actually try this frame out !
maybe this is already addressed under a FAQS section but I have an aluminum seat post that is seized into a steel frame ( a Merckx no less!) and unfortunately it has also snapped off. Aside from cutting it out is there a chemical way I might avoid the dullness of a hack saw. Someone once mentioned the idea of using caustic soda to melt the alum but not the steel ?!? does that sound right ? anyway I have freed many a seat post in the past through soaking but this is the first to foil me so any ideas appreciated as I want to actually try this frame out !
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See this thread: http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... highlight=
In it, I've posted about how I solved the same problem.
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www.sheldonbrown.com and search for stuck seatpostsMake mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..0
