Originally Posted by
I_am_X
Do the forks have any opening at the bottom to use a long, slim bar to give the stem some light hits? Can you "flood" it from the bottom with WD40 and let that sit for a while?
/Björn
This is what I would try before the destructive removal. If you can support the top headset race securely, you may be able to put some real impacts into the bottom of the stem and pound it out.