Andy: I would run a rag lightly moistened with oil inside the seat tube to get rid of any surface rust, then grease and insert the seat post. Maybe spray a little Boeshield or FrameSaver down the seat tube and into the top tube while the post is out--SF can get a little moist.
--Eric campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.org On Dec 22, 2008, at 1:37 PM, Andy C. wrote: > > Hello all: > I bought a used Quickbeam a year ago; and though the outside is still > a beautiful green, I'm afraid the inside may be closer to the newer > orange color. > When I took the seat post out to re-grease and stop the squeaking, it > had a couple of rusty veins on it. > A have a few questions: > 1) If I am to spray some Boshield in there, do I need to remove the > bottom bracket so everything runs out? > 2) Should I ream and scrape? > 3) Does it really matter, since I live in the dry Bay Area and I can > just regrease the seat tube? > 4) Any other advice? > Thanks for your help in advance. > --AC > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
