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Old 06-16-20, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Phoenix800
Get a bucket. Fill it with muriatic (hydrochloric) acid up to about two inches deep. Carefully place the steerer tube end of the fork in the acid. Then - RUN AWAY!!!

The muriatic acid will dissolve the stem in a couple of minutes. Do not breath the gas that results from this reaction.
Thought about acid but it could damage the steel. The strong base will not. I'm not really in a hurry.
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