Seatpost head detached from tube - fixable?
07-29-11, 05:23 PM
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Seatpost head detached from tube - fixable?
My seatpost head is detached from the tube/post. See pictures below. Is this fixeable? Would JB weld be strong enough to hold it in place? Or is it just new seatpost time?
07-29-11, 06:22 PM
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retaining compound should work i think. i think trek used to use some epoxy(not sure what product) for their older bonded aluminum frames. can also go ghetto style and nut and bolt it
07-29-11, 06:49 PM
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Is that as loose of a drop in fit as it looks to be in the bottom picture?
I was thinking put the top part in the freezer overnight, bake the bottom part in the oven at about 300 degrees and put them together. If the fit is that loose, however, my idea isn't going to work. I doubt JB weld or any other bonding agent is going to work either.
I was thinking put the top part in the freezer overnight, bake the bottom part in the oven at about 300 degrees and put them together. If the fit is that loose, however, my idea isn't going to work. I doubt JB weld or any other bonding agent is going to work either.
07-29-11, 06:50 PM
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Seatposts are cheap enough, why would you put time into a repair, or risk later failure?
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Epoxy or one of the stronger bearing retaining versions (most are Green) of Loctite will probably work but a new seatpost is a better bet unless yours is a very unusual diameter. Even good ones aren't that expensive.
I'd be leary of the nut and bolt approach but a small bolt may be a useful strengthing aid to an epoxy repair.
I'd be leary of the nut and bolt approach but a small bolt may be a useful strengthing aid to an epoxy repair.
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seriously though a post like that is 25 retail. cheaper online. send that post to scrap or put in the drawer with your ratchets. the nut and bolt will hold for a bit but will probably tear out over time
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I knew that the cheaper seatposts used insertions, but that's the first time I've seen one fall off like that.
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I believe current American Classic seatposts are also a two-piece press fit but my older one (1996) has a one piece post and lower clamp.
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I would cross drill it and put a bolt and nut in there. If the fit is loose I might also use a shim or an epoxy such as JB Weld to help prevent it moving around. Such a repair should outlast the bicycle. Even if the repair were to fail, it would result in nothing more than a loose seat, gravity would hold it in place unless you are doing flips. I do not see that a repair using a cross bolt would present any kind of a safety hazard, and failure of the bolted repair would be highly unlikely.
07-30-11, 08:28 AM
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I'll buy a new seatpost and call it a day.
get one with 2 bolts that is a stepless angle adjustment.
to save it , epoxy , and run a pin thru the tube sideways . bang one in .
thru tube and head
steel roll pin , or solid aluminum .
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I had one come loose a few years ago. since it was a pretty nice SR post I decided to go the JB route. it seems to work OK, but that bike does not see much use.
I agee though just get a new post, especially if the top is really as loose as it looks in pic #2
I agee though just get a new post, especially if the top is really as loose as it looks in pic #2
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