Thanks for the help Paul.......I slid the tubes out and it was still stuck. After a lot of persuading with the hammer on the block of wood I was able to get it off. Incredibly pitted and corroded......I'm tempted to replace the stem! This is an 85 that I have owned for 6 years and have always kept garaged and out of the rain........go figure. Larry Paul Sayegh wrote: > > > Hard to believe that it is that tight......Jack your bike up and slide your > fork tubes out of the top triple clamp (I'll bet that is where it is tight) > Now use a large hammer and a block of wood and from the bottom up rap upwards > on each side of the triple clamp out close to where the tubes slide through. > The jarring and tilting should break it loose. The block of wood will be more > effective than the deadblow hammer. Good luck! ............................................. To unsubscribe go to http://www.sayegh.org/unsubscribe.htm .............................................
