Removing Stuck/Frozen Seatpost By Cutting With Sawzall
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- Опубликовано: 12 июл 2017
- I tried removing the seized seatpost with lots of Kano Kroil penetrating oil, a 4 ton winch, Snap-On PH3050B air hammer, dry ice, heat gun, alternating heat/cold, a small sledge hammer, and a big pipe wrench. I seriously beat on it! It didn't move at all. I finally resorted to cutting it out. I used my Milwaukee Sawzall reciprocating saw. I could have used a hacksaw blade and cut by hand, but this was much faster. I really recommend cutting a seatpost out as a last resort, when all other attempts have failed. But aluminum seat posts can get seriously stuck in steel frames due to galvanic reaction/corrosion between the dissimilar metals.
The next step will to be cleaning out the seat tube. I have a video on how to do that::
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buy some caustic soda powder and mix it with water, cut the aluminum post flush with the tube. You will have to plug the hole in the bottom bracket then fill the tube with the caustic soda & water. the mixture is very harsh on aluminum and will dissolve the post in a few hours, but will not harm the steel tube.
@Ian Brown did you see that video, RJ did removing a stuck seat post with an impact? HaHa he has both kids out idea's beat. 😂
U NEED TO USE A FUCKEN BLOW TORCH NOT A HEAT GUN U MORON
At my age getting a stuck seat post out is one of the greatest satisfactions a man can have. Maybe I need to get out more.
In 35 years as a bike mechanic I've fought to the death with many seized seat posts and stems. I shared your joy when that one came out.
and Bottom Brackets I would imagine...
“This seat post is coming out tonight.” That’s not a threat, it’s a promise. 😂
Total commitment is the key
it's so satisfying getting a stuck seat post unstuck
RJ, I inherited a clunker of a bicycle with a seat post recessed and rusted in the seat tube. As bicycle mechanic hobbyist, and viewing your videos I called a friend to bring his electric saw and propane tank, which he did. However he came with everything and also a can of PB BLASTER, and it was like watching a magic trick. He sprayed the walls of the seat tube frame and between the seat post , a nice amount and let sit for a minute or two and then inserted pipe extractor, size 1/2 " or 3/4 " into the seat post and hand tighten it a bit before using a wrench and screwed it in , and presto the seat post came out with the extractor like butter, and saved a bicycle for a needy child.
Probably the greatest method for getting out a stuck seatpost I've ever seen. Thanks a bunch!
My aluminum seat post was badly stuck in a steel frame. I applied penetrating oil several times before attempting to remove the post. I managed to rotate it completely after oiling but it was still extremely tight and would not budge vertically. I tried to remove it with a 10lb slide hammer with absolutely no effect. Finally, I decided to try the slit cutting approach. I first cut open the seat post with around an inch protruding from the opening of the seat tube. Then, I cut two slits in opposite directions of the post with the intention of splitting it in two pieces. This method worked, and the post eventually came out of the seat tube with the motion of the blade (the two sides of the post were almost separated). No other tools were necessary. The post was around 8 inches deep below the top of the seat tube, so I had to use a 12 inch blade (6 tpi). Keep in mind that this method can be very laborious. Took me around 6 hours to accomplish the mission.
Finally someone who really is talented... So helpful!
Finally! I found the right video! I tried everything to get my seat post out of an almost 20 y/o bmx and nothing worked, now it just popped out.
This method worked for me where everything else failed! A shop even had a chance for a few days and apologetically told me the frame was now toast since they tried everything. Two days later I freed the stuck post with a reciprocating saw and the same blades that RJ uses.
Made 3 total cuts, two of which took a perfect quarter out of the post all the way down to the bottom, which made the rest twist out easily. Didn't need air tools at the end, just a pair of vice grips, PB Blaster, and some easy twisting action. I used a brake hone tool to clean up the inside of the frame and a new post has already been greased up and installed. Thank you for this video!
I didn't need the air hammer, but I had it, and it was fast.
Fast is exactly why I quickly came to terms with using a reciprocating saw. Thank you again for the inspiration.
Wow man, some great tips here! Never would have thought of these steps to get that seat post out. Thank you!
After watching this several times in the past year ,finally I got help from my neighbour who used his recipricator saw to make cuts in my alloy post then used a hammer and chisel to free part of the post,it then pulled out,with no other damage to the carbon frame. i watch a lot of your stuff,think you are great to watch,love the improvisation techniques. Keep up the good work fixing bikes,All the best from England. Mark.
what the hell how did it seize up so bad in a carbon frame ? logically you shouldnt have any problems with galvanized corrosion should ya ?
@@jakecole7447 ..just use over time all year round i guess without moving the post (life's lessons i guess)the bike shops couldnt shift it either so was a last resort..
Its 4 AM here in Germany never miss a video 👍🏻
Love how you never give up!!!!!!
RJ- I can't thank you enough for this video. I've got an older Schwinn Prologue road with a stem that wouldn't just wasn't going to move. I went through all sorts of videos on the unsticking of a seat stem before running across yours. Using a Sawzall and a pipe wrench, the stem was out in under 10 minutes. This shouldn't be a last resort method, but the first and only way to take care of this problem. Awesome video and thanks...
Tried ammonia, pipe wrench and handheld hacksaw. Nothing moved. Borrowed a reciprocating saw and bought 2 wood blades. Success. You’re a bikesaver! Thanks
Many thanks, totally recommend this removal method for everyone where they've given up on all the other methods. It worked a treat for me after being lumbered with an incredibly stuck post. So stuck in fact, that (after first trying a slide hammer, leveraging a fitted saddle, loads of penetrating oil etc) I used a 36" length pipe wrench and only succeeded in twisting off the top of the post, and this was no easy feat judging by the fact that the cheap seatpost had a super thick wall, about 3/4 of a cm, and was internally ribbed to boot! After this I got stuck in with a cheap reciprocating saw and saw the light. Had some slight difficulty finding a blade that was thin enough to fit inside the narrow space inside the post, as well as one that was long enough to cut to the bottom of it. And here I would mention a small criticism for TJ during the sawing process. He recommends that several cuts should be made before having an attempt to budge the post. However, in my case I'd just made one (but very thorough) cut, and then went for the mole grips to test if there was movement. There was:) So you might save yourself a little grief by trying this. But the most important of TJ's tips here might just be the use of the coarse tooth blade, instead of the standard metal cutting one. Reason being that, despite making a v thorough cut which definitely would have made contact with the inside of seat tube, there was no damage to it. It's true that I did test the deepness of the cut occasionally using a hacksaw blade to try and get a 'feel' if I was through the soft alloy post and making contact with the harder steel (which seems to catch against the blade more), but this isn't foolproof. And of course an equally big benefit of seeing this vid is just that it gives you a big dose of motivation to get stuck into a difficult job like this one, which if you don't have it, I'm sure that more often than not it will end up with the bike owner giving up on the frame:(
So a big thumbs up here, and not that much work done:)
BTW my stuck post was in a Reynolds 853 frame (definitely worth saving!) which I've heard several times now that for some reason they're more susceptible to getting stuck posts. So if you have one of these, better regrease the thing now and avoid the cutting work!
RJ you are my favorite RUclips bike mechanic. I've been learngin from you since 2014! Thanks for the tip!
Great to see it finally come out! nice job...
RJ I know exactly what it's like to have a seat post try to beat you. I shared your elation when you finally removed it. Great job man!!
Thank you! I just accomplished this on a 1988 Rockhopper using a sawzall and vise grips and an air hammer! Genius idea using the grips and the air hammer, thats what did it for me.
RJ - As always, brilliant and straight forward! Thanks for all of the great ideas.
What a victory over the bad old rust! Congrats! A blade for cutting wood in order not to cut the steel - very clever! I like your hammer tool!
Thanks for sharing! Exactly what I needed!
I find this video extremely gratifying and exciting to watch. excellent!
RJ, I inherited a clunker of a bicycle with a seat post recessed in the seat post. As bicycle mechanic hobbyist, and viewing your videos I called a friend to bring his saw and propane tank, which he did. He came with a can of PB BLASTER, and it was watching a magic trick. He sprayed inside around the seat post a nice amount and let sit for a minute or two and inserted pipe extractor, size 1/2 " or 3/4 " into the seat post and hand tighten a bit and used a wrench screwed it in , and presto the seat post came out with the extractor like butter, and saved a bicycle for a needy child.
My guess is it wasn't stuck too bad. They can be pretty much welded in place. I have used PB Blaster, Kano, Kroil, etc. Here is an interesting video: ruclips.net/video/xUEob2oAKVs/видео.html
I would be interested in the type of pipe extractor you used. Always looking for new options. It might be useful in cases where the seatpost has been cut off.
way to go RJ....Nice to beat a monster job like that. As always very informative. keep up the fine work in saving old bikes!
Very timely. Im having trouble with a stuck seat post on an old bicycle i recently bought. Ill try this tomorrow. Thanks for the big help!
I appreciate this video, it works for me !! In the past I just throw two frames into the garbage...just with the same problem.......THX A LOT for sharing !!!!!!!!!!!!!
RJ. Thank-you for the heart. I hope you will make a video of it when you have a chance. Have a good summer.
"And I've got that sucker out of there !!!" We were all waiting for that moment haha
Well persevered, RJ - great technique! 👍🏻
So i didnt even think this would of been a good idea , Ive been battle a seat post for a few days now, so i just cut it and it came right out... Appreciate the video bro
I love to see how you pull out the ever-stuck seat post. innovative
Thank you for all your videos. I use a system you might like to investigate. Cut the post off level with the top of the down tube. Get a couple of tree drills (step drills) and grind off all but one larger than the hole in the pillar. Leaving the smaller sizes as a guide. Push in and withdraw which will spread the cuttings everywhere. Use a hex drive extension on your drill to get to the bottom.Use another sized to suit the new hole diameter.When you are left with a small bit remaining, cut the bottom of a steel seat pillar of the correct size with an angle cut to get rid of the rolled end and also give a cutting point, this will curl the aluminum over and hit it with the step drill again. regards Vince.
Can't wait to breakout the air hammer and go to work on my stuck seat post. Thanks for posting.
gonna do this thanks RJ your videos have helped me so much !
I had that trick in mind but with a handle. This may be a good reason to get me one of them electric saw. 😁👍
RJ .. awesome DIY and bike mechanic channe! Just the channel I've been looking for. Now I can rescue and restore many bicycles (vintages in particular) that people are getting rid off. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
ur video worked...my seatpost aluminum 8 inch inside tube...in my 81cromoly mongoose bmx frame....i tried all other ways...did ur cut it out video...got 12" sawall blade ..ground down blade to about 1/2" so i cud get inside seatpost...slotted one side...then exact opposite side...well with cut slots it fell out from shaking while cutting ...worked great RJ...thanks so much...
You are amazing. Very resourceful. Bravo.
Worked perfectly, thanks for the video! Vice grips trick was key to getting the post out.
Great video which was a big help for me to be able to remove my seatpost!!thanx for the vid RJ👍👍
the moment it started moving was so satisfying!
Oh boy, guess I know how I will spend my sunday morning this week.
Worked like a charm! Don't spend more than a day trying the other methods. After that, definitely rent or borrow a circular saw and go this route. I rented the saw and bought blades from Home Depot
I didn't even have to try to hammer out the bike post . Once I cut it down as explained in the video, I simply cut just one slot throughout the rest of the post (I cut the slot in between the notch of the seat tube).
Then, I squeezed in both sides of the bike post with vice grips and it just came right out. All done in about 30 minutes
Note: If you get the Sawsall, set both the blade speed and the trigger to maximum. That way the blade won't catch into the metal while you're sawing and make the saw jerk out of your hands...
Thanks RJ!
Yes oh Yes....the joy when it comes free. Ha ha love it! I have recently done the same method on my own single speed project the video wont be up for some time yet, the frame needs respraying etc. I ended up welding an axe saw blade to a steel rod to collapse the tube. Hard work, yes and really is a last resort, becomes almost obsessive. Thanks for tips and sharing Andy
Drastic remedies are at times called for. Great job!!! BTW had a similar situation but with a carbon frame. After trying every trick on RUclips, I proceeded to gently chisel out the seat post. Took several days to cut down the length of the thin walled aluminum tube and then pryed out chunks of tubing. Polished the inside of the seat tube with emery cloth with a tool I made on the end of a drill.
After RJ's slide hammer didn't work and every other idea failed we tried this technique with success. It was a miserable few hours but the seized post was finally free although it was utterly destroyed. If this didn't work it was only the lye technique that remained. Thanks RJ!
Bravo RJ! Very satisfying. Had a similar problem with carbon seat post in a carbon frame. I used a carpenter's chisel to split the post which was aluminum with a carbon over wrap.
You got that sucker seatpost out, yeahh!! So satisfying, felt like i was saving my own frame from galvanic oxidation
Nicely done!
Liked and subscribed. Thanks, this worked for me after trying everything with a nightmare seat post. Notes: had to make sure I cut through the post in the slots; Regular hammer worked fine with vice grips; had to whack it in with a sledge a bit to make it budge before hammering it out. Thanks again.
GREAT JOB!
claps and more claps, nice job men! expert work with superb knowledge of materials, tools, and technique
5:45 I guess a Suergeon makes the same statement after removing a Tumor :-)
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Thanks again for another awesome video, RJ!
very nice idea to removing frozen seat post
Yes! So nice!
Well done!
You're awesome. Most of us would have a pile of bikes in the backyard. That last trick was great. I have an idea for a tool thanks to you!
I just saw your video where you build a puller "v2" with threaded rod inplace of hydraulic. Building something similar that grabs the post and then use the impact hammer to hit it up and out where the impact action is directly in line with the seat post.
As soon as I heard that slightly different impact sound as you were hitting it with hammer, I knew you had it.
NICE JOB! You're a clever guy dude! :)
RJ and his wonderfull tools.
Thank you i tried to remove the seat post with a pipe wrench and i broke the seat post i was sure that the bike was ruined and i found your video and i cut it with the sawzall and it worked thank a lot 😁 im very happy
I have a tip for protecting the frame. As you cut, put a magnet near the end exit and watch the debris. Once it starts sticking to the magnet you have hit steel .
Fair play and Good Idea👍👍👍
Love it!
Genius!
Excellent!
Success. Congrats!
This looks like a great method to get out the stuck post. I tried this and so far no luck. Used a 12 inch blade on the saw and the air hammer trick. I will keep at it with the PB Blaster and hope for the best!
good idea thanks
What a journey!
Nice job RJ. Would copperslip anit sieze compound stop or eliminate the problem of oxidization?
That was brutal. :P
Trying it today 👍
I’m at the last resort with my seat post. I have tried everything, I will give this a go at the weekend.
Sabba Keynejad any luck using this method?
Bravoooo!!!!!!!!
I got one out using the drip liquid wrench from bb opening down the seat tube for 2 or 3 days and then gently twisting the frame (not by the stays!) with the seatpost clamped in a vise, what a rush when it finally moves! Congrats on a successful surgery.
Then it wasn't as stuck as this one.
Well done...I may have to do this by hand ...frozen seat post from 90s. Will try citric acid and pipe wrench first.
I salute you
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fark man you got a helluva bunch of tools
very nice i think that will work time to find out
fantastic 😁so this can be done with a lot of knowledge perseverance and know how.
Hello friend, you are a genius. Amazing your method of removing that damn seat post. You know, I bought a bicycle and I had not realized that I had improvised a piece of pipe to the seat of the bicycle and tightened it with a screw. When I remove it I find that the seatpost is completely locked. I tried everything and I can't remove it. I'm going to put your method into practice. I send you cordial greetings from Argentina. Very good your video.
I've been fortunate to have never had this problem. So just a method I haven't seen applied yet. Remove the bottom bracket and spray the penetrating oil up the seat tube.
ruclips.net/video/bGqV5KE7cb8/видео.html
helpful. I used a torch to warm up the post and then hit it down to break it loose
i really understood solve power tool machine use put out as well.i found it!
Halleujah!!! I can hear the heaven sings in celebration when you pulled out that sucker.
nice!
Thanks for the video. You mentioned you tried dry ice before. Did you measured by chance how cold the seatpost got as you tried dry ice? Thanks in advance!
I've had this happen, all I did was cut the seat post to the correct hight for me (It was much to tall), and put the seat back on ...
Thank you very much. I have an old Nishiki that I am struggling to get a seatpost old that was forced in by a previous owner. I was thinking if this idea is going to work, and you just proofed it can work
hey bro its a nice tool, where can i find the flea markit coz this jab saw" tool is very usefull?
That was amazing. Question - do you think you still could have succeeded without having that air hammer at the end?
you're a fucking genius ... this is the third video I watch consecutively. You're making me laugh!
Gotta really like the frame to do all that
Once I get the rusted post out I run a rotary wire wheel down through to try to eliminate as much of the companion damage. And lots of grease - the post doesn't clamp that deep, you won't make it too slippery.