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Glen

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1/18 stem removal
« on: September 06, 2009, 04:14 PM »
Im stuck with a stem attached to the forks.  Top bolt has been removed, 1 side bolt has been removed, 1 side bolt is rounded off.  Drilling has no effect what so ever on the bolt.  Hacksawing it just destroyed the blade.  what now?  I can just barely move the stem on the forks but thats using all my strength and it moves slightly - with front wheel and bars installed.  The only other thing I can think of is getting a hacksaw blade for metal.  help!

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Re: 1/18 stem removal
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2009, 05:37 PM »
Have you tried getting a torx bit & hammering it into the rounded off allen bolt, I've done this in the past & its worked.

Or can you get at any of the bolt shaft with a dremel  ???

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Re: 1/18 stem removal
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2009, 05:39 PM »
Dremel with a grind disc on it would be my approach  :daumenhoch:
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motomagII

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Re: 1/18 stem removal
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2009, 06:07 PM »
last one i had like this i got lad at work to weld allen key to the bolt and then removed worked treat .

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Re: 1/18 stem removal
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2009, 06:43 PM »
Post a pic of it up  :daumenhoch:

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Re: 1/18 stem removal
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2009, 10:58 PM »
problem is a grind disk wont fit in the groove in the stem
A dremel one should; If you can get at it with a hacksaw then a dremel should be no problem.

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Re: 1/18 stem removal
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2009, 11:00 PM »
put the other bolt back in and really tighten it
then wack a torq bit into the rounded off one
should come undone then .

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Re: 1/18 stem removal
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2009, 09:57 AM »
turn the bike upside down and whilst holding the bars off the floor twat the bottom of the stem with a rubber mallet, once the stem is off all the pressure on the rounded out bolt should be released making it easier to remove

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Re: 1/18 stem removal
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2009, 08:52 PM »
What worked?

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Re: 1/18 stem removal
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2009, 09:27 PM »
if in doubt give it a clout :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

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Re: 1/18 stem removal
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2009, 09:28 PM »
Nice one Kev, never have had to do that, but I will remember it  :daumenhoch:

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