Removal of clutch slave cyl

[Kneale Brownson]

At 06:06 PM 11/25/2002 -0800, John Larson wrote:
>Ok, I messed with it, cant get the roll pin to even budge, the local shop w=
>ant about $200 to do it.
>My last though was to drill out the pin and replace with a bolt. Think I'll=
>  screw anything up?
>
>I wouldn't count too highly on drilling out a hardened steel roll pin.
>First, they're REALLY hard.  Second, it'll be even harder to get a drill in
>there than a hammer/punch, and then you have to push on the drill with some
>force.  I can't believe they want 200 bucks to do it.  It takes me an
>average of about 10 minutes to do them, some in 5, some in 15, but I've
>NEVER seen one so tight I couldn't get it out fairly quickly.  It might help
>to use a punch with the last inch turned down to fit the inside of the pin,
>then using the heaviest hammer you can get in there and still get a good
>swing.  It's also possible to get in from the wheelwell with a long rod.  If
>you had one with a socket on the end, it would keep it on the drift (punch),
>making the job a bit less frustrating.  Good luck, John

Anyone know the actual size of the rollpin?  There are punches designed
specifically to drive out roll pins.  They have a little round protrusion
on the end surrounded by a shoulder to keep them centered in the pin.  Of
course, you need one the right size to fit into the opening in the tranny case.