hey guys

i've got this old dk stem that was in a beat to h-e-l-l old bike a while back. the stem was seriously frozen in the fork, and under heavy lubing, heating & persuading, the aluminum top part of the stem pulled off the quill shaft. i later got the quillout of the fork undamaged.

i'd like to reassemble this stem and use it,and have an arbor press, but i'm wondering how dangerous it would be to use it now -- i'm not sure how tight a press-fit i'll end up with after reinserting the quill.
the top of the quill's not bunged-up, nor is the hole in the aluminum top -- other than wiping the parts off & polishing the outside of the aluminum parts, they're exactly as they were when i pulled them off the bike. when i wiped the crud/grease out of the hole & test-fitted the quill in the hole by hand, the quill went in 1/4" or 3/8" without a serious bunch of resistance. that's why i'm concerned about maybe not getting a tight enough fit.

any ideas? thought about having the quill top knurled a bit, but i'd also be worried about the knurled surface chewing up/oversizing the hole in the aluminum as it's getting pressed into place.

also -- how much support do you think the wedge & bolt would provide for this situation?

thanks!

I would just use it for parts and find one on eBay to use. They are pretty easy to find.

Yet tardy, you probably will find this one useful: many years ago two of those DKs on my bikes developed a creaky noise ending up with the separation of the top from the quill, dumped one and a friend of mine customized a pressed pinned combo for the surviving one that didn't work in the long term. Long story short, the factory press setting is messed up on that stem of yours. You better and safer off getting a new one