Originally Posted by Team Sarcasm

Questions....Replacing my stem and this little piece is no longer in reach of the cap on top. How do I get it out? Or do I just get it out with what ever works

And when I go to tighten everything down, how do I prevent this?

I am not sure if I am Googling it right, but I got no results related to this.

No rush on the response, I am about to step into work.