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Sanmarcopizza

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Seat Tube Replacement Required, who can do it ?
« 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

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Re: Seat Tube Replacement Required, who can do it ?
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2006, 07:25 PM »
Im sure Greame was your man for this kind of work, yeah that Greame  :(

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Re: Seat Tube Replacement Required, who can do it ?
« 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
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Re: Seat Tube Replacement Required, who can do it ?
« 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  :daumenhoch:


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Re: Seat Tube Replacement Required, who can do it ?
« 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

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Re: Seat Tube Replacement Required, who can do it ?
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2006, 09:41 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.
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Re: Seat Tube Replacement Required, who can do it ?
« 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   :)

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Re: Seat Tube Replacement Required, who can do it ?
« 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.

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Re: Seat Tube Replacement Required, who can do it ?
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2006, 01:12 AM »
If you still need the job done , i can get it replaced no bother .LMK

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