have you also tried hitting the stem up, after loosening the bolts, as RPM says sometimes the threaded bit of a star nut can come out of it's housing. so in effect there is nothing to stop the stem coming off
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have you also tried hitting the stem up, after loosening the bolts, as RPM says sometimes the threaded bit of a star nut can come out of it's housing.
so in effect there is nothing to stop the stem coming off