I had a REALLY stuck stem on an old raleigh frame that i was rehabbing, and I poured some cola (like Coca-cola, pepsi, or even RC cola) and it worked. Tried penetrating oil to no avail myself, soda did the trick.
On Sunday, April 8, 2012 8:43:28 PM UTC-4, Tim wrote: > > I have a stuck, stuck, stuck Technomic stem in my Hilsen. I've tried > lots of penetrating oil and dry ice to no avail. So now I'm > considering Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda) as Sheldon Brown > suggested. It's either that or take to to a bike shop and get it cut > out. Has anyone dealt with this before and maybe has a different > suggestion. Thanks all. Oh, BTW, I just discovered this group, after > discovering Rivendell about 1 1/2 years ago and getting my Homer about > 14 months ago, and I really appreciate having you guys here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/8m-f6qbO3G0J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
