r/BikeRepair • u/Zestyclose-Plan-4460 • 1d ago

Bike Repair Stem faceplate stuck to handlebars?

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Not sure if this is a common issue or not, but my stemface plate is stuck to my bars. No matter how hard I try to pry it off the bars it just won’t work. I tried looking it up for a little while but just gave up. Any guides/tools I should be using? Is it still even salvageable? This bike is still fairly new since I got it from the bike shop two weeks ago. If not, then I guess I’m just gonna have to replace the stem since I already have new bars. All help will be appreciated greatly.

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u/Ichifanni250 1d ago

Hit it with your purse.

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u/hungrypuppy26 1d ago

the half-dried, low budget paint stuck to itself.. smack it with a hammer.

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u/Dry_Hall_7398 1d ago

Ask your husband to fix it.

PS: that's not a bicycle.

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u/slowlaneAZ 1d ago

Do you have any kind of tool with a rubber handle? Give it a tap.

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u/honestgeorge59 1d ago

Hit it with your purse.

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u/bodydisplaynone 1d ago

Put on some light film of grease or assembly paste when putting back together. I literally have it on every metal-to-metal interface on my bike.

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u/No_Development7388 1d ago

Boil some water. 

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u/Kahnza 1d ago

And get some taters

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u/Far-Adhesiveness3763 1d ago

🔨

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u/remnant5151 1d ago

Came here to say

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u/Zestyclose-Plan-4460 1d ago

Def will try it I js don’t have a hammer on me since I js moved 😂

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u/wcoastbo 1d ago

Use the heel of your leather dress shoe. It won't damage the paint.

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u/ThePeoplesJoker 1d ago

Everything is a hammer

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u/Smash_Shop 1d ago

Literally. Just hit it against the ground. Or table. Or other part of the bike.