<VV> dissimilar metals ... the Lord taketh away ...

[Gramps]

Try cold soaking the frame and post with dry ice---shrink the frame a little
and the post a lot. Should let the shrunken seat post slide right out. (Wear
gloves)

On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Ken Campbell <deltainc at grm.net> wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marc Sheridan" <sheridanma1966 at gmail.com>
> Subject: <VV> Metal question, not necessarily Corvair
>
>
>  My
> > bicycle has an aluminum seat post in a steel seat tube. While looking for
> a
> > creaking noise, I discovered that I forgot to use anti-seize in this
> > situation, because the seat post won't budge
> >
> > Has anyone found a way or a chemical that will break that bond? I've been
> > shooting PB Blaster on it everyday for weeks and it still won't move.
> Heat
> > is out of the question because it would ruin the paint and I can still
> ride
> > it the way it is. I'd just like to get it freed in case I do want to
> adjust
> > it for some reason.
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> > Marc Sheridan
>