But, you can still use a propane torch to heat the roll pin and loosen it up. Method 2. Buy a pin punch set from a home-improvement store. A set of pin punches will contain a number of metal punches that mechanics and gunsmiths use to both install and remove metal roll pins.
Nicer models will come with their own hammer. Select the size of pin punch that matches the diameter of your roll pin. Hold up 3 or 4 of the pin punches until you find one whose diameter matches the roll pin. Tap on the end of the pin punch to loosen up the roll pin. Set the convex end of the pin punch into the end of the roll pin. Then, give the end of the punch 2—3 gentle taps with a hammer to loosen it up in its housing. A hard-headed hammer may damage the plastic on the punch.
But, often doing so can loosen the pin up just enough so you can then remove it. Give it 2 firm taps with a hammer. Hammer the roll pin again until it comes out of its housing. This time use firmer hammer blows to knock the roll pin out of its housing. Continue hammering until the pin falls out. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.
A pin punch is the best tool for the job when you have a stuck roll pin. Let them take a look at the roll pin and ask them if they can remove it.
Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Never point the flame towards yourself, and keep your fingers away from the flame. Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published. You Might Also Like How to. How to. Thread starter bullet18 Start date Mar 14, Joined Jan 4, Messages Reaction score Ok so i need to remove my steering coupler to install a u joint for my new column and i cant seem to get the roll pin out. The rod was literally press fit to the smaller roll pin hole.
Do i need to drive it from the other side? It wouldn't make sense to me to drive it out the smaller hole. The car is a 70 challenger with power steering. I dont want to try the other side and just get the pin more stuck. Any help is appreciated! Last edited: Mar 14, DetMatt1 Well-Known Member. You need to find something the same or just smaller diameter of the pin and tap it out.
DetMatt1 said:. Click to expand The pin hole is the same diameter all the way through, no taper. Tap it out from either side. Are you sure the roll pin is even in there? You should be able to tap on an edge of the pin. What you need is called a pin punch, it will get the pin out with out damaging anything. You should be able to get one at your local tool supplier, maybe even Lowes, Home Depot or Sears.
One of the two tangs broke off, so I ground it down to fit the roll pins you are referring to. The punch-part was just long enough to push the pin past the splines, but short enough that it did not push it all the way out of the coupler. If it would have, it is real difficult getting the roll pin started again to reinstall it. You can make the same tool from a regular punch. Use a tapered punch, but grind the tip off so it is fat enough that it will not go inside the center hole of the roll pin and get stuck.
Next, grind the tapered end down so it is straight and small enough to go into the coupler's hole without getting stuck. It is helpful to grind the tip at a slight angle to the shaft of the punch. It is almost impossible to get a straight shot at the pin, and that angle makes it line up better.
If you avoid pushing the roll pin all the way out, it will be started already when you start to tap it back in. No need to get a second hand up there to hold the pin while you try to tap on it.
Be aware you must start with the steering system perfectly centered, and reinstall the coupler when the new rack assembly is also perfectly centered. While the coupler is disconnected, be careful to not let the steering wheel rotate. I run a rubber strap through the steering wheel so I know no one has messed with it while I was not looking, which did happen once while I was on lunch break. The clock spring for the airbag is a wound-up ribbon cable in a plastic housing under the steering wheel. That cable is just long enough to accommodate turning the steering wheel from lock to lock.
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