By vertical bolt, I meant the the one for the top cap on a headset stem.
The first two posters understood me right, as I can see how there suggestions make sense with what I'm trying to do.
I should have referred to the one stuck as a locknut. The bike is old and a tad rusty so the "locknut" is not budging. From demos I've seen on youtube of taking a fork off, it seems like loosening this locknut should be pie like you say, but it hasn't budged at all for me.
Update: I've changed the original question to be more clear.
Thanks for the help
Last edited by clearcastle04; 09-09-10 at 11:00 AM.
Reason: typo/clarification