Handlebar Gear Change Siezed

[Lamaddict]

I'm just working on a restorations and the gear change is siezed on. I've got them off before but I don't want to wreck the gear change, any suggestions?

[Donnie]

Do you mean on the handlebar end? If so ive done this before where ive used a heat gun (not a flame one), lots of wd40 and a hide / rubber mallet. Lots of time and patience will get it sorted. assuming you've stripped all you can and it's not just something internal in the headset thats in the way.

[Lamaddict]

Thanks Donnie, yes the end part. I've wondered about leaving it to soak in diesel or whatever.

[Donnie]

if the headset is off you could do i suppose, personally, if leaving to soak ive done it still on the scooter and soaked in wd plus a tea towel wrapped round it also soaked in same overnight.