<HTML>In a message dated 2/13/02 11:43:35 AM Central Standard Time, diskladame@provide.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Pin torque was all over the map.  Some pins turned smoothly and didn't pose serious problems in being set.  Others were murderously tight.  Only one was bordering on loose.  What I'm wondering is, will pounding these pins to a proper height help bring about some sort of uniformity of torque or will it make the tight ones tighter still?</BLOCKQUOTE> It will make the tight ones tighter. There is not much that can be done to change the torque of a pin, unless you remove it, and ream the hole, (or go a pin size up if it is too loose. <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> Concerning the tight pins -- does anyone know of any cute tricks for slightly easing that tightness?  </BLOCKQUOTE> WD40??? I'm kidding folks. Just some levity, here. I'm going to work on getting authorization to do the pin-pounding job, and I'd like to <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">be able to leave some semblence of consistency of pin torque when I'm done. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you. Z! Reinhardt  RPT </BLOCKQUOTE> Z. after you drive the pins, be prepared to do several pitch raisings and fine tuning The tuning will go way off the map. In fact, you probably will have to chip tune it first. Wim </HTML>