Tried pure ammonia poured from underneath, ie where brake hole is? Worked for a 40 year old Raleigh I bought off of CL. Let it sit for a day or so, if you see it running out of the stem you know you at least have some wiggle room in there. Stick the stem in a vice and twist, or alternately hit stem with a hammer side to side....try not to hit the bike :)
On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 8:43 PM, Tim <tki...@comcast.net> wrote: > I have a stuck, stuck, stuck Technomic stem in my Hilsen. I've tried > lots of penetrating oil and dry ice to no avail. So now I'm > considering Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda) as Sheldon Brown > suggested. It's either that or take to to a bike shop and get it cut > out. Has anyone dealt with this before and maybe has a different > suggestion. Thanks all. Oh, BTW, I just discovered this group, after > discovering Rivendell about 1 1/2 years ago and getting my Homer about > 14 months ago, and I really appreciate having you guys here. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
