CassidyAce
Senior Retro Guru
Re:
Just a thought about the stuck stem, and it's very much a long shot but based on personal experience with a 1992 Trek 950 last summer. I won in the end, but only after discovering that there were two wedge nuts, both facing the same way, holding the stem in place. The thin end of the top one had even dented the bottom of the stem. Anyway, to get it all out, (1) I removed the bolt; (2) using a metal rod and a hefty mallet, knocked down the top wedge nut a bit; (3) eventually managed to twist the stem and work it out (using those two handy tools: brute force and ignorance); (4) removed the top headset cup; (5) using mallet and metal rod, set about whacking out the wedge nut and, when it was out, discovered that there was another of the blighters in there. (It might be wise to be more sparing with the brute force on an alu frame.)
I assumed that the two nuts had been put there by a previous owner, but if it was when the bike was assembled, yours could be the same. As I said, it's a long shot, but if all else fails perhaps worth a try.
Just a thought about the stuck stem, and it's very much a long shot but based on personal experience with a 1992 Trek 950 last summer. I won in the end, but only after discovering that there were two wedge nuts, both facing the same way, holding the stem in place. The thin end of the top one had even dented the bottom of the stem. Anyway, to get it all out, (1) I removed the bolt; (2) using a metal rod and a hefty mallet, knocked down the top wedge nut a bit; (3) eventually managed to twist the stem and work it out (using those two handy tools: brute force and ignorance); (4) removed the top headset cup; (5) using mallet and metal rod, set about whacking out the wedge nut and, when it was out, discovered that there was another of the blighters in there. (It might be wise to be more sparing with the brute force on an alu frame.)
I assumed that the two nuts had been put there by a previous owner, but if it was when the bike was assembled, yours could be the same. As I said, it's a long shot, but if all else fails perhaps worth a try.