Loctite -- I use blue -- on the cradle. On 10/25/09, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > on 10/25/09 11:52 AM, grib at g...@billgribble.com wrote: > >> My wife just received a new Sam H and it's a beauty. The only problem >> is that we can't get her B17 to stay in place; it slips to a nose-up >> position with just moderate pressure on the back of the saddle. >> >> I'm not sure of the seat post model; the bike is a mix of modest >> components. I notice that the bottom of the curved bit of the seat >> post is smooth, with nothing to engage with the teeth on the single >> bolt. She's trying to set the seat level to slight nose down. >> >> Any tips? I have cranked down the seat bolt as tight as I can and it >> doesn't help. > > If it's a single bolt Nitto post - > > http://tinyurl.com/nitto65 > > It can be slightly finicky. Here are the variables I've found. > > First, there should be the following parts - > Post > Clamp upper > Clamp lower > bolt > washer > serrated half-moon shaped doohickey > > The half-moon shaped doohickey is really what bites in and holds the angle. > > Make sure you have greased the threads on the bolt. Otherwise, you probably > will have trouble obtaining the proper amount of torque. If you are able to > easily move it when you are "done", you are not torquing the bolt enough. I > use a longer hex wrench for this (and you _need_ to grease the threads). > > I've found that sometimes, reversing the serrated half-moon shaped doohickey > will provide the correct angle. This has worked on older seat posts (mostly > the old Ritchey branded versions I have) where the doohickey has bitten in a > number of times. > > Also, the saddle nose tends to rise when you torque down the bolt. If I > put it a few degrees lower than desired when I start, it usually ends up > about right when I'm finished. > > hope that helps, > > - Jim > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > "There were messengers who named their bikes, but Chevette never would have > done that, and somehow because she did think about it like it was something > alive." > > William Gibson - "Virtual Light" > > > > > >
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