Stuck Steering Stem

[chuck]

I'm trying to remove the steering stem on a Wassell. All bolts and nuts are removed. The steering stem moves freely, but it appears the inside of the bearing is fused to the stem. Any tricks to get that bugger out.

Thanks

Chuck,


72 125 Six Days
74 250 Hare Scrambles
72 Wassel
74 125 Honda Elsinore
73 250 Honda Elsinore
74 175 Yamaha TY

[thrownchain]

Hammer.

[chuck]

A man of few words.

I guess I just need to get a bigger one!

Chuck,


72 125 Six Days
74 250 Hare Scrambles
72 Wassel
74 125 Honda Elsinore
73 250 Honda Elsinore
74 175 Yamaha TY

[thrownchain]

Get a soft face hammer, brass or such. Also heat wouldn't hurt either. Don't screw up the stem if you're going to us it again. With a little luck you could get the bottom tree off the stem, and only have to worry about the stem itself. Also lots of lube, PB blaster, and patience. I'd say use a press, but cant figure out how you would go about it.
I had to get the brake drum off a Honda ATC axle one time. It took almost four days of soaking and heat to finally get it to free up. Hopefully you won't have to wait that long.  Good luck.

[tofriedel]

"Kroil" works wonders.  Get some of it to free up rusted nuts/bolts.

Tony

[thrownchain]

This may be a stupid question, but did you get the stearing stem nut off??

[chuck]

Not yet. I've tried PB Blaster,heat and a plastic mallet. Next step is to take it to a machine shop that has a press.



Chuck,


72 125 Six Days
74 250 Hare Scrambles
72 Wassel
74 125 Honda Elsinore
73 250 Honda Elsinore
74 175 Yamaha TY

[thrownchain]

So you have not threaded the stem nut off. So you need a different tool. Pipe wrench. You might leave marks in the nut, but it should come off. It's not really a nut, but a threaded sleave. Brace everything really well, put the wrench on the nut, lean into it and tap the sleave with a hammer, make sure your turning it the right way. And a little more heat wouldn't hurt. If it's really rusted, you may have to use the wrench for alot of the threads, but you make get lucky and after you get it turning, it may come off by hand.

[chuck]

Sounds like a plan. I'll give it a try.

chuck

Chuck,


72 125 Six Days
74 250 Hare Scrambles
72 Wassel
74 125 Honda Elsinore
73 250 Honda Elsinore
74 175 Yamaha TY