Originally Posted by ddac

All you people talk about Krazy Glue & ball bearings being removed with acetone. Have anyone have personal experience with removing the ball bearing?

As a experimental project, I put 2 drips of super glue in and dropped a small ball bearing in. I let it sit overnight and the next day, I tried to remove it.

At first, I used a needlenose screwdriver and tried to bash the ball bearing to pieces. Didn't work.

Finally I gave up and used a Q-tip to soak the hex nut with acetone (nail polish remover). Nothing!

10 minutes later, I dropped the entire hex bolt into a cap full of acetone. Still won't come off.

Maybe I'm using the wrong type of acetone, but it's not a magic solution where you can just splash some acetone on and the ball bearing will come loose.

Bear in mind, I had the hex bolt in my hand. Have fun doing this on your bike where the hex bolts aren't vertical. You'll have to lay the bike on the side to soak the ball bearing of your seat post.

I finally got a different chemical that was able to get it off. I'm not going to reveal what the chemical is, but it is highly poisonous and if it touches any part of your bike, the paint & clear coat will strip right off.

To me, that's too much trouble to go through if I need to make small adjustments to the saddle position (fore/aft or height) or need to make handlebar adjustments. And it'll be a whole lot of fun when you want to upgrade your stem/handlebar/seat/seatpost.

So....you guys who automatically yell out "ACETONE". What brand did you try? And what was your method? Maybe I'm just a dumbfack.