I noticed the pins were protruding a bit on the right side--especially the inner. Also noticed that the seam on the inner pin was oriented at a different angle on the left side of the slide: 6:00 on the right side (straight down); about 4:00 on the left side (not straight down). I was prepared to just chalk it up to OCD, but when I noticed the inner pin's seam at different angles on either side, I started wondering if it might be broken inside. I guess the only way to find out is to replace the pins...
-I've got a set of fresh pins (inner & outer)
-Using a Lyman 1/8" steel punch with a Lyman hammer.
-Tap right to left, correct? Install left to right?
-I tapped reasonably hard... didn't budge the outer pin. Though I managed to get the inner pin flush.
Should I just.... hit it harder? Are the pins harder to hammer out if they're broken?
Thanks for any advice.