When the seat post comes loose and you think you’re in the clear. Tried this together with penetrating oil, heating/cooling, verbal abuse… Didn’t move at all, next stop lye.
by thisquietplace
When the seat post comes loose and you think you’re in the clear. Tried this together with penetrating oil, heating/cooling, verbal abuse… Didn’t move at all, next stop lye.
by thisquietplace
4 Comments
Torpado frame down there?
You do know that after unscrewing the clamping screw, you need to gently touch it by hammer to get the wedge down, right? Sorry for the question, it just happens a lot…
You could do what the bike shop in Belgium did with my Colnago Master Olympic, which was to put the fork legs into a vice and “artisanly” crimp the fork legs.
They went out and found a new fork to replace it.
Nice setup! In my workshop we sprayed penetrating oil in from below, whacked the wedge bolt free with a mallet, clamped the fork in a dummy axle and put a long rod in the stem clamp, then pulled hard to free up the galvanic corrosion. In not so critical cases the corrosion freed up with a piece of wood on top and a solid smack with a hammer (provided the fork and frame was well anchored).