How to Remove Clevis Pin?

How to Remove a Clevis Pin
  1. Spray penetrating oil on the visible length of the clevis pin. ...
  2. Grasp the circular end of the cotter pin (located on the tapered side of the clevis pin) with a pair of needle nose pliers. ...
  3. Insert the flat end of a pry bar under the lowest part of the pivot joint.

How do you remove a locking cotter pin?

Removing a Stuck Cotter Pin

Use a cotter pin removal tool--resembling an awl with a bent tip--to loosen a stuck pin. Insert the tip through the loop of the cotter pin and pull the pin out. While pulling on the remover's handle, use the bend in the shank as a fulcrum to increase the pulling power of the tool.

How do you remove a split pin?

Set the convex end of the pin punch into the end of the roll pin. If the roll pin is damaged or has been snapped in half, do your best to align the pin punch so it won't slip off of the pin as you hammer it. Then, give the end of the punch 2–3 gentle taps with a hammer to loosen it up in its housing.

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