seat post removal??

winterhawk78

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How does the seat post in attached picture come off?
 

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Scott Danforth

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grab it and pull up. its a simple 3/4" peg in a plastic lined hole
 

Alumarine

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Have you tried turning it with channel locks or a pipe wrench?
Maybe spray it with something?
 

Scott Danforth

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my guess its been in there for a while and is now corroded in place.
 

winterhawk78

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yes I have turned it with a pipe wrench and It barely turns and doesn't want to pull up. if you look at the picture real close you can see the teeth marks from the wrench, I will try to soak it with some kind of penetrating oil and see if that helps the process
 

Lowlysubaruguy

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Boil some water in a large pot put it in long enough that it works free you may have to run them out to the garage and work them in a vice a little but it works. I fought three of mine during a complete interior rebuild tried lots of things boiling water and a little effort all three came apart and are fully functional
 

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It may be a screw-in post. If it turns but doesn't come out, continue turning. Lots of those were used in the day and probably still are.
 

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It may be a screw-in post. If it turns but doesn't come out, continue turning. Lots of those were used in the day and probably still are.

Yes, and if it's a screw in post then make sure you're turning it the right way!
 

winterhawk78

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It may be a screw-in post. If it turns but doesn't come out, continue turning. Lots of those were used in the day and probably still are.

I turned it with the wrench for a solid 15 minutes. if it even had fine threads I feel it should have came out...
 

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I have the same thing on the rear deck of my Tracker V16. That post has been stuck for at least 6 or 7 years now. I've tried every wrench, hammer, and penetrating fluid imaginable and it doesn't even budge. I couldn't have welded it that solid if I tried :lol:

If yours is turning you should be able to work it free I would think. Is there any access to the bottom of the post mount through the hatches?
 

winterhawk78

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I have the same thing on the rear deck of my Tracker V16. That post has been stuck for at least 6 or 7 years now. I've tried every wrench, hammer, and penetrating fluid imaginable and it doesn't even budge. I couldn't have welded it that solid if I tried :lol:

If yours is turning you should be able to work it free I would think. Is there any access to the bottom of the post mount through the hatches?

it will spin but that is about it, and I have to tug pretty hard with a pipe wrench to get it to do that. I will check to see if there is something in the livewell
 

Silvertip

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The threaded stub in the bottom of the post may be spinning inside the post. Is there no name or manufacturer info on the post?
 

winterhawk78

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The threaded stub in the bottom of the post may be spinning inside the post. Is there no name or manufacturer info on the post?

nothing except the sticker in the picture in the first post. So how would I go about getting it out if its spinning.
 

Silvertip

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Look carefully at the bottom of the post. That narrow plastic ring would mean the stud is captured in a plastic insert that is slipped into the metal post. That plastic may be spinning inside the post. Turn the post while looking at this ring. If the post is turning but the plastic is not, you should be able to simply pull straight up on the post so pull it free of the stud and plastic. If the plastic is turning with the post, then the stud is turning inside the plastic. Drill a hole into the post at the bottom of the post. Insert a screw so when you turn the post, the screw captures the plastic and allows it to turn as well. Pull the cap at the top of the post and then shine a light down the tube so you can see what's at the bottom. There is a solution but you need to do something other than wonder!
 

winterhawk78

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Look carefully at the bottom of the post. That narrow plastic ring would mean the stud is captured in a plastic insert that is slipped into the metal post. That plastic may be spinning inside the post. Turn the post while looking at this ring. If the post is turning but the plastic is not, you should be able to simply pull straight up on the post so pull it free of the stud and plastic. If the plastic is turning with the post, then the stud is turning inside the plastic. Drill a hole into the post at the bottom of the post. Insert a screw so when you turn the post, the screw captures the plastic and allows it to turn as well. Pull the cap at the top of the post and then shine a light down the tube so you can see what's at the bottom. There is a solution but you need to do something other than wonder!

I will look into this, the post is real close to the carpet so I don't know if I can tell or not.
 

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Is it possible something like this is going on? I don't know that I'd trust sitting that high up on withOUT the thing being physically bolted down...

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roscoe

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Kingpin type pedestal.

some screw in.
some simply push in, snap in place.

The screw in one that I had, could not spin the base.
It was a 6" square plate with a welded on threaded socket.
 

Silvertip

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Seat posts that simply pop into a base have the base screwed to the floor over the carpet. Some screw in posts also have a base that screws to the floor over the carpet. Some bases are installed under the carpet or under the floor which this one appears to be. That plastic ring at the bottom of the post is visible in the photo. Look at it while turning the post.
 
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