Hi,
I am participating in the Bike MS PB 150 in Texas at the end of the month and I have to ship the bike there. I have a bike case, however I need to remove the handlebars to pack it. I have an aluminum quill stem in a steel fork that I greased when I installed it 2 years ago. However I have not touched it and ridden in all sorts of weather perhaps 200 times a year. I tried to get the stem out and it is very stuck. I loosened the bolt and tapped the tapered plug loose. I have soaked it top and bottom with Kroil for the last week. I wacked the stem with a hard plastic and dead blow hammer. I removed the wheel and placed a 2x6 at the top of the fork and twisted the handlebars. I placed a 15" adjustable wrench on the stem and twisted it. No luck at all. I really need to remove this stem. My questions are:
- What else can I try to remove the stem?
- If that fails, how can I save the fork?
- If I ruin the stem where can I get a nice 100mm aluminum stem for a 1" steerer in silver w/o logos if possible.
This is my stem