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I have an 1961 AH BT7 with a leak coming from the lever shaft on the right side of the overdrive. It appears easy to change the O Ring seal, but in order to do so you have to remove the pin holding the lever onto the lever shaft. That seems like a simple job of using a punch to push out the pin. However, the pin just won't budge. In fact, I bent the punch. I also tried heating up the shaft, lever, and pin several times, but it still won't budge. I know that I can drill the pin out, but I am very hesitant to do that because I am such a crooked driller that I know that I will screw up the shaft and the lever. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove that pin?
Sal
I have an 1961 AH BT7 with a leak coming from the lever shaft on the right side of the overdrive. It appears easy to change the O Ring seal, but in order to do so you have to remove the pin holding the lever onto the lever shaft. That seems like a simple job of using a punch to push out the pin. However, the pin just won't budge. In fact, I bent the punch. I also tried heating up the shaft, lever, and pin several times, but it still won't budge. I know that I can drill the pin out, but I am very hesitant to do that because I am such a crooked driller that I know that I will screw up the shaft and the lever. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove that pin?
Sal