Seized stem

I was trying to tighten the headset by loosening the stem but it cant get the screws loose any tips to loosen them or will it be a case of sawing the bolts and buying a new stem.

J

so the bolt head has stripped? if thats the case just dremmel a slot on the bolt head and back the sucker out with a screwdiver. Then find a replacement bolt. Shouldnt be too hard to find i would imagine.

E-Z out those mufuggas

^^^ drench them with EZ out, bolt out etc. wait a few minutes then remove said screw.

along with the above, try adding heat.

If they're stripped then use the above tips if they're not stripped and you simply can't crack them obtain a single allen key of the correct size and use your seatpost for extra leverage.

^^ Or an old flat bar for even more. Plus I would hate to damage the seat post I need.

I was trying to tighten the headset by loosening the stem but it cant get the screws loose any tips to loosen them or will it be a case of sawing the bolts and buying a new stem.

J

Eat yur wheaties!

I was trying to tighten the headset by loosening the stem but it cant get the screws loose any tips to loosen them or will it be a case of sawing the bolts and buying a new stem.

J

What monkey installed your stem? They're not supposed to be that tight.
Soak em with WD40 and try again in the morning.

Cheers, i think it might be double threaded or whatever the term for crossing the screws, I dunno who last fixed it, the problem is the screws are piss poor and are being warn down by the force.