Reply To: Cowling Separation (Pin Removal)

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One end of the aluminum pin is knurled and if you drive it much with a punch and it doesn’t move, that end can expand, locking it in even tighter. Then a Dremel tool with a cutoff blade or something similar must be used to slice it two places so the hood halves can be separated. Getting the remnants of the pin out will be much easier now and a new pin can be made out of a piece of aluminum rod. I’m pretty sure it’s 3/16″ and it can be obtained from a hobby store or a welding shop. A bit of epoxy can be used to hold the new one in place if you aren’t setup to knurl it.