Handle Bars won't budge from quill stem.

[mattwilkinson]

So i'm trying to get the handlebars out of a quill stem. They aren't actually stuck, but beside where the stem sits. There are corrugates holes.
Somehow I cannot get the stem over the holes.

Can someone help me out?

Matt

[Bobbybobson]

Pry open the stem a little with a screw driver or similar device. Be careful about scratching if you're worried about that.

[Lots of steel bikes]

So i'm trying to get the handlebars out of a quill stem. They aren't actually stuck, but beside where the stem sits. There are corrugates holes.
Somehow I cannot get the stem over the holes.

Can someone help me out?

Matt

I've had success in the past by putting a large flat bladed screwdriver or open ended spanner in the stem jaws and levering open a small amount.

[baabaa]

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[coyote]

You know you want the right tool for the job
http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main ... cts_id=900" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks for the link, two hours later I made it back to fourms. Lots of things I have not seen before.

[Bobbybobson]

Yeh, they run a pretty sweet shop with heaps of hard to find pieces