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Coke will help free a stuck seatpost in a bicycle if the frame is steel and the seat post is aluminium. Just turn the bike upside down, pour some coke down the

by buro9 10y ago

Coke will help free a stuck seatpost in a bicycle if the frame is steel and the seat post is aluminium. Just turn the bike upside down, pour some coke down the seat tube, leave to stand overnight, and hit the seat with a mallet the next day.

adrianN 10y ago
Hitting stuck things with a mallet is probably a pretty effective way to get them unstuck, independent of the presence of coke.
- yitchelle 10y ago
  As they say, increase the size of the hammer if it initial does not work.
  - ygra 10y ago
    And if it breaks it would have had to be replaced anyway?
  - ygra 10y ago
    And if it breaks it would have had to be replaced anyway?
- buro9 10y ago
  For stuck seat posts, not really. But coke does help avoid the angle grinder approach.
barrkel 10y ago
Freezing (e.g. freeze spray) should also help. Generally, with interference fit mixed metal components, heat / cold is the way to minimize damage on assembly or disassembly.