Here is how I do it.
>Remove the handle, remove the packing nut, re-install the handle. Turn
>handle counter clockwise to remove stem. Lefty loosie, righty tightie. The
>handle will give you the leverage and keep you from marring the stem with
>pliers or buggering up the stem end which could keep the handle from going >back on.
OK, now the stem turns and turns and turns. But it won't come out. Is something stripped? Solutions, please. Thanks, Jack