Timeline for Remove lubricant from seat tube and seat post
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| Mar 9, 2018 at 19:59 | history | edited | Jambo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 9, 2018 at 19:11 | comment | added | L.Dutch | @Carel, I'll add a picture tomorrow. Now with the flash the result is hardly useful | |
| Mar 9, 2018 at 18:52 | comment | added | Carel | As usual: a picture of the incriminated bit might help. And @Jambo : +1 for the correct diameter of the seatpost. But if the seatpost is carbon it should not be lubricated but coated with anti-slip paste for carbon parts, even if the frame is metal. No grease there. | |
| Mar 9, 2018 at 17:20 | comment | added | Chris H | I wouldn't finish with WD40. In the short term it's quite an effective lubricant, and even after that is still oily. The solvent degreasers you suggest are much better ideas (methylated spirits/denatured alcohol can also be effective) | |
| Mar 9, 2018 at 16:36 | comment | added | Carel | I've had a similar case where a 'double' clamp helped, one where the upper part held the seatpost and the lower goes around the seattube.Like this one: amazon.com/eXotic-Double-34-9mm-31-6mm-Machined/dp/B00N9NB7Y8/… | |
| Mar 9, 2018 at 16:32 | comment | added | Carel | The whole cleaning procedure will depend on the materials of frame and seatpost. If any of the two is carbon, there should be no grease at all. If the frame is aluminium or steel, consider disassembling the bike as much as possible if you have tools and knowledge or have the more difficult bits like bottom bracket removed by your LBS and clean it with solvents for grease. If the bike is carbon the cleaning is best done by a shop. | |
| Mar 9, 2018 at 16:31 | history | edited | Jambo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 9, 2018 at 16:20 | history | answered | Jambo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |