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Wait... You're using a NUT and a BOLT in a stem, where, presumably, just a hex headed bolt existed previously, PLUS bars that are under sized?
I dare say the combination of these factors is leading to a terrible interface between the stem and the bars, plus a lack of adequate clamping force.