If nothing else works, check if the wedge is made of an aluminum alloy. If it is, you can dilute it with caustic soda. Only use this method as a last resort since it has several major drawbacks. First of all, caustic soda is dangerous (always work with latex gloves and protective goggles). Second, it will dilute paint/powder coat (but it will not corrode steel). Third, it will mess up any alu alloy parts that it touches (some crown race plates are made of alloys. For example Miche's crown race plate for needle bearings is made of some sort of alu alloy). Fourth, the reaction produces hydrogen which is explosive, so NEVER do it indoors.
I used this method to remove a stuck bottom bracket once. I also used it to remove a stuck wedge from Miche's expander plug. In the latter case, the plug was made of steel, but the expander ring that came with it was alu, so the method worked. BTW, that was the time when I learned that Miche's crown race plate for needle bearings is made of alu alloy:) I had to replace it after it got corroded by a few drops of caustic soda overnight. On Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 10:49:57 PM UTC+1, jinxed wrote: > > It possible the wedge is "wedged" into the thicker butted end of the > steerer. IF that's the case, going from the bottom of the fork will be the > best bet. Liquid wrench is a good idea too. Several times I've had luck > flipping it over, place the top nut of the HS on a block of wood, then use > a long heavy punch and a decent hammer or small sledge to TAP it up through > the steerer. Best done with a second set of hands to hold the bike steady. > A piece of rebar would work too. Once I broke it free of the thicker > steerer section it fell right out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
