OP,
After you loosen the bolt if there is still an issue inserting the stem to a depth that you need you might have to loosen the top nut a little, after setting the proper depth re-tighten the lock nut and then the stem nut...sometimes alignment is off just enough to hamper setting.
Best, Ben
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