I find that some of the pins come out very easily and others can be very stuborn.. a #2 robertson screwdriver works well because the tip fits inside the pin and kind of hold there On 2-Jun-10, at 6:57 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > I just used a regular punch of appropriate size. Aligning was a bit > of a hassle, however. Finally, I used a screwdriver to keep > everything aligned with just a small amount of the bore open to > receive the tapered end of the pin. I was able to tap it in then. > Of course, I have four hands and a tentacle. I wasn't smart enough > to use a clamp to keep the arm rest foam compressed as suggested on > the instructional web site, so that took up one of my hands part of > the time. I used a large screwdriver as a lever, and was able to > lean against it with my upper arm while I worked. DMc > > ---- David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote: >> At 04:59 PM 6/1/2010, Malcolm Stebbins wrote: >>> One can use a blunt (cut off) nail the size of the tunnel to bang >>> the pin out of the tunnel, or one can buy a real tool to do it. >> >> Or even smaller, so long as you can catch one edge of the pin with >> it. 8 mm is a pretty big nail. But a punch like the one I made at >> http://picasaweb.google.com/dbeierl/VanagonAdjustableArmrestPinAndDrivingTool?feat=directlink >> makes it easier, particularly for reinstallation. >> >> Yrs, >> David > > -- > David McNeely |
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