Author Topic: Seat Tube Replacement Required, who can do it ? (Read 840 times)

Sanmarcopizza · « **on:** September 26, 2006, 06:03 PM »

I have an 84 GT Performer and the seat post is trashed and has a seat post chemically welded into to. Anyone know anyone that can do a quality full seat tube replacement and have an idea of price ?

Ta,

San

CD17 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 26, 2006, 07:25 PM »

Im sure Greame was your man for this kind of work, yeah that Greame

sawzall · « **Reply #2 on:** September 26, 2006, 09:18 PM »

why not get seat post drilled out i did one on a rickman,took a while but removed about 6"of the post enough to get new post in

MartyC · « **Reply #3 on:** September 26, 2006, 09:36 PM »

As Sawzall says, drilling it out would probably be the easiest and least invasive option, it will take some time but would defo be worth it. A good machine shop with a "reamer" (q jokes) should be able to do it if it's a steel post, if it's alloy a good set of high speed steel drill bits in extra large sizes should do it. The other alternative is to cut it out from the inside with a hack saw (starting from inside the seat post), very time consuming (and hard on the hands) but also has the desired effect

lazychubs · « **Reply #4 on:** September 26, 2006, 09:40 PM »

the bloke on canvey who's not there any more drilled my pk one out and welded a new one in
u just need a decent engineer to do it mate whos good with welding lol
like donker im sure he knows some one

jT Racing · « **Reply #5 on:** September 26, 2006, 09:41 PM »

Quote from: Sanmarcopizza on September 26, 2006, 06:03 PM

I have an 84 GT Performer and the seat post is trashed and has a seat post chemically welded into to. Anyone know anyone that can do a quality full seat tube replacement and have an idea of price ?

Ta,

San

need a pic. might be able to sort you out.

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #6 on:** September 27, 2006, 12:55 AM »

Any engineer to drill out, alternatively get hold of Fuzzynod and see if his drag chassis builder buddy can help you out. He works with 4130 all the time

Sanmarcopizza · « **Reply #7 on:** September 27, 2006, 07:26 AM »

The tube defo needs repairing. After spending 2 years trying to encourage the post out I had a fit of madness and clamp the seat post in a vice and twisted. There was some movement so I tweaked a bit more. End result, the post is still stuck in the seat tube and the eat tube is ripped and twisted above the top tube.

Thanks for your replys guys.

JAY · « **Reply #8 on:** October 05, 2006, 01:12 AM »

If you still need the job done , i can get it replaced no bother .LMK

Author Topic: Seat Tube Replacement Required, who can do it ? (Read 840 times)

Sanmarcopizza

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CD17

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lazychubs

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jT Racing

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