Forget the liquid wrench and WD40. Soak it well w/ TriFlo. It penetrates faster and deeper. This works 95% of the time for me but when it fails, blow torch heat applied to the overlap(don't over do it) can break a rust weld. I've never had to do this with an aluminum stem though....I dont know what the risks are in that case.
Calvert Guthrie Kansas City
In a message dated 8/29/2001 12:53:37 AM Central Daylight Time,
Roadgiant@cs.com writes:
>
> Sorry to plead but I'm at a loss as to what action to take to free
> these babies. I've soaked the space between headset and stem with liquid
> wrench but how to turn the bars without torqueing the fork?
>
> Scott "stuck bars in my head tube" Smith
> LA