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Im sure this has been asked before but,i picked up a Hutch f/f with a Tuf Neck stem that i cant get it...I soaked it in PB blaster and tried to hammer it out from underneath.Keep in mind i dont have the strenght this year to go crazy on it!!

Thanks!

Robcar · 2011-09-28 6:08pm

You cant really hammer it out from the bottom with the wedge in there. From my experience the wedge just gets wedged worse and neither part moves. Will the wedge come out the bottom by itself? I have wrapped alot of masking tape around the stem (without cap) and hammered it upwards trying to hammer as close to the headtube as possible. Might even try to let it sit with pb blaster for a few days and spray it a few times a day.

keithd · 2011-09-28 6:12pm

take the stem apart and then pull the forks off and heat up the steer tube...

jkraig · 2011-09-28 6:13pm

Loosen the stem bolt as far as you can, but make sure it is still threaded. Hit the bolt with a hammer. This has yet to fail me.

Thrusterdreamer · 2011-09-28 6:19pm

jkraig wrote:
Loosen the stem bolt as far as you can, but make sure it is still threaded. Hit the bolt with a hammer. This has yet to fail me.

From the top? Lil bolt or big bolt?

Thrusterdreamer · 2011-09-28 6:19pm

Thanks Guys!

jkraig · 2011-09-28 6:21pm

Thrusterdreamer wrote:
jkraig wrote:
Loosen the stem bolt as far as you can, but make sure it is still threaded. Hit the bolt with a hammer. This has yet to fail me.
From the top? Lil bolt or big bolt?

From the top. Loosen the smaller bolt and hit it with a hammer. Make sure you have at least 1/4" or more unthreaded. It will come loose. I guarantee it.

markmc97225 · 2011-09-28 6:25pm

Yeah, get that wedge out of there first. It absolutely can be broken loose like Jason (jkraig) says.

After that, flip it upside down, and find the biggest socket that will fit in from the bottom. Put an extension on it, and with some solid whacks on there, it should pop out.

RusT808 · 2011-09-28 6:25pm

jkraig wrote:
Thrusterdreamer wrote:
jkraig wrote:
Loosen the stem bolt as far as you can, but make sure it is still threaded. Hit the bolt with a hammer. This has yet to fail me.
From the top? Lil bolt or big bolt?
From the top. Loosen the smaller bolt and hit it with a hammer. Make sure you have at least 1/4" or more unthreaded. It will come loose. I guarantee it.

+1 always works for me, too.

Space-Man · 2011-09-28 8:02pm

I had a Tuf Neck stuck in the Supergoose I picked up. Loosened the top bolt like always and smacked it from the top, nothing. Block of wood and beat the hell out of it from the top, nothing. Took everything off with just the wedge left in the fork. PB Blaster, long brass punch, couple whacks from the bottom and it came right out.

Thrusterdreamer · 2011-10-02 12:57pm

Worked!! Thanks guys!! Now forsale!!

Johnnny · 2011-10-02 1:31pm

jkraig wrote:
Thrusterdreamer wrote:
jkraig wrote:
Loosen the stem bolt as far as you can, but make sure it is still threaded. Hit the bolt with a hammer. This has yet to fail me.
From the top? Lil bolt or big bolt?
From the top. Loosen the smaller bolt and hit it with a hammer. Make sure you have at least 1/4" or more unthreaded. It will come loose. I guarantee it.

Yep, i have to do this almost every time i remove a stem

tuffguy · 2011-11-28 11:18pm

jkraig wrote:
Thrusterdreamer wrote:
jkraig wrote:
Loosen the stem bolt as far as you can, but make sure it is still threaded. Hit the bolt with a hammer. This has yet to fail me.
From the top? Lil bolt or big bolt?
From the top. Loosen the smaller bolt and hit it with a hammer. Make sure you have at least 1/4" or more unthreaded. It will come loose. I guarantee it.

Hmmm.... that guarantee has failed me twice so far. I hammered a GT and Torker bolt, and both bent and the wedge never budged. Tried hammering wedge from the bottom, too, no success.

Oaktown Massive · 2011-11-29 11:10am

Johnnny wrote:
jkraig wrote:
Thrusterdreamer wrote:

From the top? Lil bolt or big bolt?
From the top. Loosen the smaller bolt and hit it with a hammer. Make sure you have at least 1/4" or more unthreaded. It will come loose. I guarantee it.
Yep, i have to do this almost every time i remove a stem

yeah, i hate it when i have to do this.

krackd · 2012-04-14 11:44pm

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mr.meniscus · 2012-11-04 2:57pm

One bang on the top bolt. Easy peasy.

jerseydevil13 · 2012-11-04 3:09pm

Send it this way ... I'll get it out for ya J k , just be easy on it

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