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Posted: 12/13/2005 5:27:36 PM EDT
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I have. My 3 Romys tapered .001 in. and I fortunately pushed them out from right (selector side) to left. They were so tight the bolts didn't work. Try cutting a set of push pins from 1/4 in drills. Start short to avoid buckling. I got a couple real, real bad cases out with a 6 in. vise, the drill push pins and a 3/8 in socket ground to fit the other side of the trunnion. Using a piece of pipe on the vise I cranked it down to just short of buckling the push pin, whacked the end of the vise with a hand sledge, crank, whack, crank, whack. The tighter it is the shorter the pins to avoid buckling and the more of them you'll need. |
I had that happen last week. I ended up pushing it out the other way with my 20 Ton. Dang pin popped like it was breaking every tenth of an inch until it cleared. Pin was galled "sompin feerce" on both sides. Don't think I could've done it without the 1½" press adaptor and short pin I had for the press. Before, I did them with a big vice and cheater pipe and never understood all the fuss about Romy pins. TheOtherChris |
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1 of 2 thangs happend the pin in larger at 1 side then the other if thats is whats wrong you can just puch it out the other way or the pin bulged in the middle if this happend you will have to drill and still have 1 hell of a time getting it out only had this happen once so its vary rare but is possible |
| Amazing some of the problems people have getting pins out. I used a punch and a 3 lb sledge to knock my Romy and Pol pins out; not a bit of galling, not a single problem. They've been super easy. I've probably just been lucky -- I hope I never get a pin as hard as these to remove. |
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