Someone did a crappy repair. The original pin is a 1/16" tapered steel pin. I used a steel plate to back up the shaft before using the hammer. be sure that whoever did the bang-up job didn't peen the end of the pin so that you can't drive it out, you might have to sue a small file to smooth the head off before driving it out.
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Michael Cienfuegos
If you're talking about the pin holding on the mirror return lever, Ken Ruth told me it is a taper pin, and yes, the hole will have been made with a taper drill or taper reamer.
I am and I can't tell which end is small or big. I will square off and grind both ends of the pin down to the hole area and then try to ascertain which way to push. Of course the grinding will make both areas hard to examine, as the holes and pin will blend.
The plot thickens.
Tin Can
If it was previously repaired, and the repairman wasn't paying attention then it's probably not a taper pin anymore.
Don't grind the area, I've found using these on a Dremel to buff off the patina can help determinig where the
narrow end of the taper is.
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