The rustbucket strikes again!

[Zen]

HammerTime!

[mayanorange]

Zen- I've literally stripped a brand new crescent wrench! But yeah, I'll give it a whack.

Is there anything I can get to from the underside (with a physical or liquid wrench)?

[mayanorange]

Zen- I've literally stripped a brand new crescent wrench! But yeah, I'll give it a whack.

Is there anything I can get to from the underside (with a physical or liquid wrench)?

[Zen]

Don't ask me
I'm just going on the theory that whacking anything with a hammer is bound to loosen something up

[DebW]

You could try torching it. Heat just the headset cup in the hopes that it will expand and the steering column won't. This will smell bad because it will heat the grease inside, so work outdoors. Heat it some, wack it with a hammer some, heat it some more. Beyond that, if you really want to get this bike working, maybe you could hacksaw the fork off and replace it. But I don't think you'll fit the hacksaw on the fork until you first saw through part of the headset.

[newfsmith]

Before you go to the torch, try some "P.B. Blaster" from most auto parts stores. I find it works much better than liquid wrench.

[mayanorange]

Thanks guys. I'll give the PB Blaster and hammer a try this weekend. If that doesn't work, we might have to break out the torch and/or hacksaw.

[Zen]

Saw this on the Great Allegheny Passage today