Yamaha sustain pedal knock

[Clyde Hollinger]

Friends,

Two weeks ago I tuned a 1980 Yamaha G3 grand piano.  I detected a slight
knocking sound when releasing the sustain pedal.  Since the sound seemed
to come from the pedal box, I took it apart to see what I could see.

There appears to be a little more play between the pedal pin and the
hole in the pedal dowel, which appeared to be made of teflon or some
similar material.  That is certainly not a part that I keep in stock, so
I put things back together and informed the church of what I found.
They got back to me and want the knock eliminated (not all my clients
respond this way).

Now my questions:

1.  How does one get that pedal dowel out?  Is it glued in?  It looks
*very* tight, and I don't want to beat everything up.

2.  Where does one get the part?  Contact Yamaha, or are there better
options?

3.  Is there some other good fix that doesn't involve getting a new part
and might be less trouble and labor?

Thanks,
Clyde Hollinger, RPT
Lititz, PA, USA