Way to go Bob. There is lot of satisfaction in making your own tools and coming up with a solution. Its similar to solving a puzzle. Not everyone has a mind for it.
I picked up that piece of brass tubing I had and thought it might just work. It fit perfectly over the pin and it was indeed very satisfying to see that pin back right out. I think I can come up with a way to slice the tubing in half and make a “push” tool to insert the new coil pin into the plug.
To release those pesky clips I have resorted to taking a 3 inch finishing nail and hammering the tip flat. Grinding the side away allows the new;y flatten “spatula” to slide over the hook and release the connector.
I had a similar idea to start with and tried a small jeweler’s screwdriver to push the pin out and it just didn’t seem to work. I figured I needed something that could fit entirely over the pin and tried the tubing.
Bob
1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1957 Evinrude 3022
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20
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