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after soaking in your choice of lubes and rust desolvers .
if ya cant smack it down to brake it loose dont vice the seat tube
use a stem and fork as leverage.
this post is at the bottom ..right on bottem braket (stuck like chuck).alloy in cromolly bad news .
its been soaking in amonia for a week or so. plugged holes with bees wax
next pic should be victory
dion

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MiniZ · 2009-02-09 5:23pm

Right on. I think your going to have a winner.

hutchheaven · 2009-02-09 6:13pm

If you can't get enough leverage with the fork a big azz hollow pipe breaker bar works really well! I have used the method many times when all seemed lost.

Fox · 2009-02-09 6:14pm

i have to try this thanks for the idea maybe ill finally get that post out

bmxghostrider · 2009-02-09 6:15pm

Don't scratch those NOS forks..

That70'sGuy · 2009-02-09 7:36pm

bmxghostrider wrote:
Don't scratch those NOS forks..

lol

1966bmx · 2009-02-09 7:56pm

ammonia works for alloy ? i have a fluted alloy post stuck in a steel frame . ammonia will work ?

oldskooldude · 2009-02-09 7:58pm

A recommendation...take a piece of solid steel that fits the inside diameter and length of the seatpost tube, and stick it down in the seatpost to keep it from twisting and distorting inside the seatpost tube. Works great!!!

BMX*Racer*1983 · 2009-02-09 8:02pm

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/stuck-seatposts.html

That70'sGuy · 2009-02-09 8:20pm

this is the first time i tried ammonia it was recommended by someone on this site for aluminum in steel frame first i went slowly back and forth till i heard a click in both directions waited a little then clamped the cross bar heated the seat tube with a propane torch till the ammonia was bubbling then back and forth some more eventually it clicked more and more finally broke loose hard to believe since i could see the bottom of the seat post through the hole inside the bottom bracket that i sealed with wax so the ammonia would not drip out that was stuck seat post from top to bottom thanks Von

MiniZ · 2009-02-09 8:38pm

Congrats!

1966bmx · 2009-02-09 9:03pm

how long did you let the ammonia sit before trying to work it ?

That70'sGuy · 2009-02-10 4:25am

BMX*Racer*1983 wrote:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/stuck-seatposts.html

the yellow seat comment ...hes probably talking about one of them old kashimax or messenger seats...lol
dion

deveus33 · 2009-02-10 8:08am

great idea VON......

That70'sGuy · 2009-02-10 8:35am

dang dad ,
i just realised that thing was grippin the entire length of seat tube .
more picks .....and dont try to do a cooking show fast one on us .
lol
dion

zurr · 2009-02-10 1:05pm

WD-40 and a strap wrench, or a lathe.

That70'sGuy · 2009-02-10 1:21pm

vonmark01 wrote:
BMX*Racer*1983 wrote:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/stuck-seatposts.html
the yellow seat comment ...hes probably talking about one of them old kashimax or messenger seats...lol
dion

i know we have at leat 3 pros 2 double cross in the collection
no camera tricks
dion

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That70'sGuy · 2009-02-10 4:07pm

oldskooldude wrote:
A recommendation...take a piece of solid steel that fits the inside diameter and length of the seatpost tube, and stick it down in the seatpost to keep it from twisting and distorting inside the seatpost tube. Works great!!!

heck yeah super idea
look what my dad found

look how deep it was ..........
dion

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That70'sGuy · 2009-02-10 4:09pm

and the star of the show...

great job pops
dion

That70'sGuy · 2009-02-11 8:58am

early elf for sale seat post not included
dion

1966bmx · 2009-02-24 4:37pm

dion ,
i just used your ammonia idea for the my 79 cook bro 26 '' cruiser frame . worked like a charm ! i did not let it sit but for maybe 24 hours and it worked great . thanks so much for the tip . who knew ? i thought i was really in for it with this one .thanks man ,
donnie

That70'sGuy · 2009-02-24 4:40pm

picks man picks....
cool , glad it worked

Duke 01 · 2009-02-25 12:51am

Nice Von!

I'm gonna try this on a frame i have over here with a stuck alloy post in it
Hope is gonna work!!

That70'sGuy · 2009-02-25 1:28am

take your time and it should work like a drean

Duke 01 · 2009-02-25 7:53am

Should i use ammonia first??
How i'll be sure that ammonia worked? I mean,is there any kind of reaction?

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