Just begun as strip down of a '90 marin bear valley that I'm rebuilding for the wife. Got it for a snip off the bay but it's a bit of a wreck. So I thought I'd get it stripped down and give the local powder coaters a try since.... Well they're local and all.
All was going swimmingly until the stem removal. It's the original marin roller quill stem and the bike has a 1" steerer but it's rusted in solid. I've tried to free it with force and soaked it in WD40 from the top and bottom over the last couple of days but it won't budge.
All of the advice on the net covers Alu stems in steel steerers so I thought you knowledgeable people might be able to help since this is steel in steel. As yet I haven't been able to get the quill wedge out, that's tonight's job.
All was going swimmingly until the stem removal. It's the original marin roller quill stem and the bike has a 1" steerer but it's rusted in solid. I've tried to free it with force and soaked it in WD40 from the top and bottom over the last couple of days but it won't budge.
All of the advice on the net covers Alu stems in steel steerers so I thought you knowledgeable people might be able to help since this is steel in steel. As yet I haven't been able to get the quill wedge out, that's tonight's job.