I finally listened to that old timer about using a heat gun on seized seatposts

Honestly, I thought the guy at the co-op was just being stubborn when he told me to stop soaking them in penetrating oil for a week. He said, 'Kid, just heat the tube, not the post, for about 30 seconds with a good heat gun.' I tried it last week on a 2014 Trek that had been sitting in a garage. Ngl, it worked on the first try after I'd already wasted a whole can of PB Blaster. Has anyone else found a better trick for aluminum posts in steel frames?

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wood.uma23d ago

Dry ice on the post works too.

shanew5923d ago

Yeah, that's a solid trick.

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oliver_stone1522d ago

Hah, I'd probably just end up freezing my own fingers off.

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