Thread: Unlucky or stupid - another broken stem face plate
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Old 04-24-12, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by MajorMantra
Just a theory, but my guess would be that one of the bolt holes in the stem is slightly misaligned and is placing a torsion on the face plate when you tighten the bolts. Any sign of that? In any case you're right to ditch the stem.
Hadn't thought of that. Will check it out.
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