Thread: Hammer/hammer strut/pin

A toothpick works well. Line up all of the holes with the toothpick and push it out with the pin.

I'm trying to get the pin started in the hole. Very tight fit.

File a slight bevel on one end of the pin to get it started. Then press or tap it in.

Are you sure it's the correct size pin and hole? I ran into a problem with a Wilson MIM hammer that the strut pin hole was too small for the stock pin.

Thanks I got it. Beveled the end a little. As a general rule is it best to press these tight pins in; is so how is it done?

Quote: Originally Posted by guysmith Are you sure it's the correct size pin and hole? I ran into a problem with a Wilson MIM hammer that the strut pin hole was too small for the stock pin. Bingo. Ditto - Wilson hammers and a Brown pins. I recently saw 6 of these combinations, and 5 had to have a thou' reamed ...

Quote: Originally Posted by guysmith Are you sure it's the correct size pin and hole? I ran into a problem with a Wilson MIM hammer that the strut pin hole was too small for the stock pin. Bingo. Ditto - Wilson hammers and a Brown pins. I recently saw 6 of these combinations, and 5 had to have a thou'...

I thought the one I encountered was a fluke. I took it back and got a Bulletproof hammer it went together correctly. There IS a difference between MIM and machined steel parts after all.

These were the Wilson speed hammers. And again, not with Wilson pins.

How do you press a pin in?