Monday, January 20, 2025

Next step:

Remove a stuck seat post from the recently acquired Surly Pugsley.  Aluminum seat, post and steel frames is not a good mix. 

This will be a challenge.
Thus far the usual steps have been taken.
- trying to muscle out by twist the saddle.
- lubing the top of the tube with penetrating oil
- Removing the bottom bracket and soaking the seat tube from the bottom with penetrating oil. 
- Using heat gun to heat up seat tube
- Putting seat post and vise and twisting the frame.   

When the weather warms up a bit, these steps will be tried again. It's hard to work in the cold weather.   

I'm afraid I might have to cut the seat post out.   But I was planning on a drop post on this build.