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Pro tip: A rubber mallet saved me 45 minutes on a seized seatpost

Was working on a beater bike last weekend that had a seatpost stuck solid. Tried all the usual tricks - penetrating oil, heat, even the pipe wrench. Nothing budged. Then an old mechanic at the co-op told me to whack the post sideways with a rubber mallet to break the corrosion seal. One good smack and it twisted right out. Had no idea that would work. Anyone else got a weird trick for stuck parts that actually works?
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cole_mitchell8
Whack it from every angle, not just one side.
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xena_taylor64
Honestly you gotta hit it from the right spot first though.
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