Autobot N wrote:Scramjet wrote:Autobot N wrote:Scramjet wrote:And if I feel like separating him from his lil Optimus Primal backpack, a pin just slides out!!
I've been trying to do that recently. Sadly, the pin on mine is really tight, and I haven't had much success.
Do you have a pin punch, N?
Sadly, no. Do you know where I could acquire one?
Also, make sure you’re pressing from the correct side!!
I'm pretty sure I am doing it from the right side, since I watched a
YouTube guide for doing it. I've been pushing on the same side that Opelouis (the guy that made the aforementioned YouTube video) did, but I haven't had much luck.
Alright N. Because I'm great, I took the pin out this morning in under 10 seconds!
First, I put the bot in plank mode so I could snap some pictures, here's the pin I'm removing.
![Image](https://qy9xgw.bn.files.1drv.com/y4mi2s_2yOLKzqEnL967IbOr0OFUS6dQu2O1WgSVbJK1dTeQf9yS_oi5tEHdAWbUUSHTsQb3CXqBB7jzcuUIWfxbEzONY8ixE1nANmPAUByfTnz8q2YJLRzCXTAAk0eabLUWCf70kwOhU2MPy1kShhlXqpBHesBXnoBEEM8o4q1g0ThwbgtjH9Xu7NxVF91OAxezkHzKWhXjoipSbG-l7-ipA?width=4032&height=3024&cropmode=none)
This is his LEFT shoulder (from the robots perspective).
![Image](https://qy9agw.bn.files.1drv.com/y4mhB4QWx2YSt4kVknja2dXDa7FsN2ciJ6RWIuI0V9BwN1OoYDtd-9_06LpsYa61cBhpqcVr8IR0v993-eSYaLsBo9jzAl0DREzjBdFYZtm1_dFIPMji83AUo7ImXehht8IXtRjTV0YEcjwsNlu05j5OLZZEnYpt9SpOdhqIR4xHk_VCEYfLMyG9aNJJOCT47A6RZ1DhWcjGAK6u1QvKDy7_g?width=2866&height=2654&cropmode=none)
And here's his RIGHT shoulder.
![Image](https://qy9bgw.bn.files.1drv.com/y4m3mHcKZsgoGXDVSIZgynEKhUAJ7CYgPsT8rT6SKloVx6oEej6i8lvK9KJq8RRLitPBbEmVKzDy4J_AvJuiG-8mJsItGKd5J5tYIJFJdOaFtHV7FspMDL2yxCF1x7A5_h6H_VeBwxMmqvI2HsTq2tl4BrJIcGuiQAUtJJcRIxFlisyJjd5YDzpUn_8oVPYYqgjvSerCOtJqcnublQ5h6eRAw?width=3024&height=2257&cropmode=none)
Initial guess? The pin will come out of the the left shoulder, being pushed from the right shoulder. It's recessed deeper and there aren't any scuffs around the outside.
I guess I was right!
![Image](https://qy9zgw.bn.files.1drv.com/y4m18oNyj1jmZM8ct0CdHBoHF_Tfg7hCz6zRc2UF524ZThXbM6G1FO5D1ItMftzzKdgJc9p5XzteNB_vKXOlOeBWMBO38H6JvWU9hus1KHqrGpjYjtQGhlHbSJXH8eHrkEzlULx9XikRZOBprDqmKVUzYI9DF9WWo0N8AIZrKhTZisGEDkTPqpyGfDa3oKokTzIdGaM0k5b6wf4MYBy_1lD4A?width=3024&height=2397&cropmode=none)
![Image](https://qy9ygw.bn.files.1drv.com/y4mlhCM9y7qgtiPVFAriZB0tRN74mAFkp4K7KtwULhmXXXT2MC1K3AZG5BMv9rhUtXJnzFSRiVwURkYAoPybfINg63JTaTWAnvRA7qb1giYDqZe8qkxgKm7B7Wp69PkVzZ40I8noSvv87Zpp55B0NiQUt2S6KSUv-YjwFRCTttodFYR1WKNgA4-rjm_7CE_tWQuHMtWOSG7Tn86FdIDSHFS8Q?width=3024&height=3213&cropmode=none)
That's after two "pops" with the pin puncher. It's an automatic recoil type, which means when you press into the pin with so much force it does a quick retract and punch. It's really nice.
Here it is on the 'zon.So all I had to do was grab the knurled end with my pliers and voila!
![Image](https://qy9wgw.bn.files.1drv.com/y4m4DFaaMzWkLw7UuAOlNBmDbcv9mQvz6Nl-3Ut2I2PKFH8Sku-2LGgeCW7oPnsg-quA-wv7ZADv533ocxlh1hfY9yAaJN5k_QfLTBOzSUgbw3GrbJg_F2NvVchgfxt7T0iwY9tG1qJENPwXcapj1rK1_-11jmPhSydQlH_G9gHZCeEwHfVYjQcNhD7kVW9u5bdhFUPVchgZCq8l0-uuuHi2w?width=3396&height=3022&cropmode=none)
Super easy to "undo" as well. Pretty neat though that I'll have both bots independent!