Originally Posted by smd4

Really?? How many times to people have to explain the easiest way of fixing this to you? Now you want to hit your headset with a hammer?? Just buy a set of channel locks and do this the right way. They are less than $20 at Lowes and you will have them when you need to do this job again (and, BTW, they're useful for any number of other jobs around the house).

This problem could have been easily rectified days ago and you could have been riding the bike this last weekend. But you seem determined to make this 30-second job far more difficult than it ever needed to be, because...I have no idea.