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Old 09-14-18 | 07:18 AM
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novalyx
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Bikes: 1993 Pinarello Vuelta Retroroadie / 1974 Raleigh Sprite

Originally Posted by depshop
I think I'm posting this in the right place. Any tricks to unseizing this this stem?

Usually I would flip the bike upside down and spray penetrating oil down the fork so that it reaches the stem. Rinse and repeat every hour or two. The next day, I would flip the bike back over with the wheel in the fork, clamp the wheels with your leg and turn the stem to see if it's loosened up a little (it's easier with handlebars inside the stem). If that fails, keep trying that for the the next two or three days and if it still doesn't come out, then I resort to cutting the stem out.
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