[CR]Shimano 600 aero stem problem

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Bianca Pratorius" <biankita@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 03:51:30 -0400
Subject: [CR]Shimano 600 aero stem problem

I have the Shimano 600 aero stem. It's the kind with the single allen cap bolt that you remove and then you can get a long reach allen and adjust the wedge that holds the stem in, and the wedge that holds the bars in, from the same access hole. It's a neat arrangement and I don't even know when the model HS-6400 came out, but it has a creaking sound that I relate to the wedge that holds the stem into the steering tube. The sound only starts when a ride begins. The stem is greased, so I don't know what else to do. Also the stem is well into the fork, well past the minimum mark, and yet it still creaks a bit. Is there a solution here I haven't thought of?

Garth Libre in Miami Fl.