I'm sure this is obvious to most, but by "pounded" I don't mean using
brute force. Using a press might be best? With pin in hand, it seemed
it was made of fairly hard steel but maybe the end could get
mushroomed if hit too hard?

The pin on my dizzy came out easily. Have read of some pins being
tough to remove. Given the age of these vehicles, maybe pins on some
Vanagons have been slightly damaged by PO's and therefore harder to
remove in some cases?

Neil.

On 11/28/13, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
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> https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dPeJH9hqNoQ/UAN-nCE2z7I/AAAAAAAAF54/BX8mqO7bzY4/s640/Distributor%2520Pin%2520Removal%2520Tip.jpg
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 ...... Supporting body with piece of wood, pounded out pin.

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