removing key pins

jolly roger baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca
Thu, 05 Sep 2002 10:37:29 -0500


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Hi Keith,
                   Just heat them with a big soldering iron, it works for me.
Roger

At 04:27 AM 9/5/02 -0700, you wrote:
>The front rail pins being rusty around the base and swollen are so tight 
>they are hard to even turn much less pull out. They are not drilled all 
>the way through so removing the key frame and driving them out from the 
>bottom is not an option. Any tricks? I am an ex plumber/pipefitter so I 
>KNOW brute strength and dumb luck. I'm considering using my right angle 
>drill. Since the pins are oval I shouldn't have to tighten up the chuck 
>much to get them spinning.
>Keith R


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