slowly...and DONT lube it...seen people do that and then they never get tight again.

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What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about?

Depending on how tight it's in there, you might not be able to. if it won't come out, the simplest solution is to push it farther down the steer tube and put another one on top of it. It might be wise to do this anyway, to avoid potential damage to the steer tube.

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"In case of flood climb to safety"

Something sounds fishy.

There are (2) adjustments....one to "vise" the plug to the steerer and the other to "compress" the stem/headset, typically using a 1mm difference in allen key.

It seems you might have only loosened the compressor, not the "vise"......

Nope. I've loosened the vise. I can move the vise up-and-down, but I can't pull the part that expands against the steerer tube out.

I re-read your question and a lil confused. Is the plug stuck? If so, my guess is that your plug had an elastic ring which melted to the steerer or someone over-torqued it. I'd try rattling it loose..otherwise I don't have any tricks.

If it isn't stuck are your question is only regarding position, that is all taken care off after you've raised your stem (I'm assuming with spacers). The re-installation is auto-correcting.....vise, then compression.

I got it out. MacGuyver would be proud. Thanks.

Duct tape, bubble gum or vise grips? ;o)

A small screw and some twine, actually.

Pull up from here

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