Had an issue related to my dropper post just recently, during a torrential downpour at Bedgebury the post seemed to stick, it had always been a bit stiff
, i faffed about with it but just got the ache and decided to ignore it, then by magic it was working of sorts again, not particularly smooth or responsive but it was working, i put it down to being a cheaper post (I.C.E v8 ) and covered in crud.
I cleaned it all off, threw lube at it etct and it was ok but not great then it stopped completely, i had adjusted the cable right out and tried everything to get more leverage on the remote to dislocate the pin so it would drop but it wasn't having any of it, i messaged the manufacturer in France to see where i could buy a new cable from in the hope that would solve the issue but the manufacturer said "send me your address and i'll send you a 2013 remote, it has a thicker cable"
The new remote arrived yesterday, its much better engineered so i put it on and.........nothing
, the post was still stuck !
this is war, i hate it when things dont work properly so i pulled it all apart, and got intimate with everything !
cleaned each part up put it all back and......... nothing
with the cable unattached the seat moved up and down freely which had me stumped, but then it hit me, i screwed the cable locator bit into the post and the seat was stuck, loosened it off and the seat moved so i tightened it to the point that it wouldn't move then backed it off just a little until it had really smooth fast motion, happy days ! then it hit me...(not literally !)
Whilst at Bedgebury when it first stopped i thought it was because something may have came loose so i tightened everything right up - what a mistake to make ! by tightening up the cable locator it pushed the pin so far into the post that it couldn't retract enough to let the post drop
it may be a design fault as to get it silky smooth and effortless it needs to be backed off a fair bit.
moral of this story - dont grab your nuts and twist them tight !
P.S if anyone has an I.C.E dropper and wants a remote, i have one LOL