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That's really helpful, I'll remember it next time.
My problem was: the steel nut had totally galvanised with the alu stem, and the stem was very cheap and nasty so I thought I'd be saving myself some hassle by just cutting it and looking to knock out the bolt. Of course the stem was/is galvanised too.
Hence Caustic Soda.