Need help/suggestion

[Mr. Sandman]

I don't think you have to cut it. You can do damage to soft AL bracket very quickly with a sawsall. Heat is the answer IMO, it will come out a lot easier than you think once you put some hot oxy-acetylene heat to the surrounding bracket, it will expand relative to the pin and it will come out with tapping a light sledge with a soft brass float, just don't mushroom the pin itself, that is why you should use a float or slide hammer.


Dissimilar metals + Sea Water + Air + Sea Water + Time = nightmare if not well greased

[freebie]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

I don't think you have to cut it. You can do damage to soft AL bracket very quickly with a sawsall. Heat is the answer IMO, it will come out a lot easier than you think once you put some hot oxy-acetylene heat to the surrounding bracket, it will expand relative to the pin and it will come out with tapping a light sledge with a soft brass float, just don't mushroom the pin itself, that is why you should use a float or slide hammer.


Dissimilar metals + Sea Water + Air + Sea Water + Time = nightmare if not well greased

if the pin was frozen in the bracket that would be absolutely true. unfortunately the pin is most likely stuck in the trim unit. for some reason they didn't put any grease on these pins from the factory. occasionally I end up destroying the unit to get them out but mostly on the real old(early to mid 90's motors).