<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 9/5/02 6:44:36 AM Central Daylight Time, kpiano@goldrush.com writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">The front rail pins being rusty around the base and swollen are so tight they are hard to even turn much less pull out. They are not drilled all the way through so removing the key frame and driving them out from the bottom is not an option. Any tricks? I am an ex plumber/pipefitter so I KNOW brute strength and dumb luck. I'm considering using my right angle drill. Since the pins are oval I shouldn't have to tighten up the chuck much to get them spinning.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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<BR>Trying to "drill" the pins out will not do much good, since there is no thread on them. You need to pull them out. Use side cutters and a block of wood as a the fulcrum point, to pull them out.
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<BR>Wim </FONT></HTML>