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03-14-14 | 12:19 AM

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DIMcyclist

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Originally Posted by TimmyT

Did you try Sheldon Brown's ammonia trick? He uses it for stuck seat posts, but it should work for stems:
14 Ways to Unstick a Seatpost

See #8

I tried that with a stuck stem wedge and it DID work. It soaked for fully a week, but in the end- it loosened the wedge enough that with a little jockeying, I was able to screw in an extra long stem bolt, and gently tap it out of the steerer without damaging the fork.

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