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Default unsticking aluminum bar in steel tube

On Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 6:14:35 PM UTC-7, bob prohaska wrote:
In searching for methods to free an aluminum steering stem
from a steel bicycle fork the ideas of using either auto
antifreeze or aqua ammonia have come up.


Penetrating oil to start, and maybe some dry ice (aluminum shrinks in cold more
than steel).