Seized stem

[miffed]

I was trying to tighten the headset by loosening the stem but it cant get the screws loose any tips to loosen them or will it be a case of sawing the bolts and buying a new stem.

J

[Chunk]

so the bolt head has stripped? if thats the case just dremmel a slot on the bolt head and back the sucker out with a screwdiver. Then find a replacement bolt. Shouldnt be too hard to find i would imagine.

[Jaysin]

E-Z out those mufuggas

[Taylor_P]

^^^ drench them with EZ out, bolt out etc. wait a few minutes then remove said screw.

[Coastal]

along with the above, try adding heat.

[Bukkake]

If they're stripped then use the above tips if they're not stripped and you simply can't crack them obtain a single allen key of the correct size and use your seatpost for extra leverage.

[Dantes Inferno]

^^ Or an old flat bar for even more. Plus I would hate to damage the seat post I need.

[adam45]

I was trying to tighten the headset by loosening the stem but it cant get the screws loose any tips to loosen them or will it be a case of sawing the bolts and buying a new stem.

J
Eat yur wheaties!

[rancor]

I was trying to tighten the headset by loosening the stem but it cant get the screws loose any tips to loosen them or will it be a case of sawing the bolts and buying a new stem.

J
What monkey installed your stem? They're not supposed to be that tight.
Soak em with WD40 and try again in the morning.

[miffed]

Cheers, i think it might be double threaded or whatever the term for crossing the screws, I dunno who last fixed it, the problem is the screws are piss poor and are being warn down by the force.

[miffed]

Its gonna be hack sawed, there a guy at my LBS who wants to do it, so gonna pop tommorow. Think im goin for a totaly new stem as well. The one i have is pish anyway.