Yea really.....this is often overlooked by home repair mechanics......even me after too many years away from it. Unscrew the stem bolt till it raises above the stem a little and whack it with a wood, leather or hard rubber mallet or a wood block and hammer if you have no mallet. If the bolt doesn't rise above the stem for some odd reason use a hardwood dowel as a punch and smack it that way. This should free up things allowing you to twist and wiggle it out. Drip the penetrating oil in from the bottom with the bike upside down first for a while so it can get around the wedge or use a spray with a plastic tube in the nozzle, that's better.
On Apr 9, 5:10 pm, "Jim M." <mather...@gmail.com> wrote: > That seems like a very short time for corrosion to stick the stem. Just to > check (sorry if you already know this), but you do know there is a wedge > that tightens the stem, and you need to knock that loose before the stem > will move? > > > > > > > > On Sunday, April 8, 2012 5:43:28 PM UTC-7, Tim 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.
