help, removing dowel pin from rear shift linkage Options

[silver74insocal]

hi guys,
any words of wisdom on removing the dowel pin from the front part of the rear linkage bar? I know it requires a press, but if theres a way to do it without going to a shop let me know. oh and no, i havent beat it up with a hammer (was told it would mushroom and never come out) thanks in advance, Dave

[rfuerst911sc]

Do you own a bench vise ? If you have a decent size vise you don't have to hammer it out. On one side you use a socket the same diameter as the housing itself, this is to support the housing as you push the pin out. On the other side use a socket preferably a deep one that is a little smaller than the OD of the pin. An extra set of hands is helpful to hold/line everything up but once the vise is tight you just keep cranking the handle and the pin comes out. Once the pin starts to move you may have to readjust things to push it all the way out. Inserting the pin after new bushings are installed is basically the reverse order. I have used this method on two different occasions and there were no issues and I didn't crack the housing. My fear with the hammer method is that if you get too aggressive you might crack the housing.