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Originally Posted by Christ
3 things:
1. They're cheaper at the local hardware store, and they're called "roll pins".
2. There is a reason I don't put it back in... same reason it's called a "bitch pin" to begin with. Bolt works fine, and it's alot easier to get back out.
3. Cynicism hasn't been funny since the invention of /B/.
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So you got me on a wording error. Kind of like saying you have to knock it from the top down.
Getting the pin out is not that tough.
There are plenty of other ways than using a a hammer on a bolt. Using the wrong tool for the job results in a mushroomed pin which will of course give you grief while trying to put it back in.
I have replaced many hacked up ways that people can think of in securing the linkage. Everything from zip ties, to running a bolt through it. I have even seen your cheap hardware store pins fail, and offer sloppy results. So I will always use the correct pin for that, and I will always recommend the correct pin.
So while shadetree mechanics are great to talk about, more often than not cutting corners results in more problems down the road.