Goodell-Pratt 5 1/2 B - disassembling the gear shifter

[Clay Parrish]

I have a Goodell-Pratt 5 1/2 B mostly taken down for a restoration, but I cannot get the shifter knob retaining pin (visible on the right) to budge. I prefer not to have to mask it for painting the frame, and I would like to disassemble it to clean it out well and derust everything. I sure don't want to break anything. Any suggestions?

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[Jim Koepke]

Some pins are tapered, some are peened at both ends.

Yours looks rather rounded over. Can you tell if the ends are enlarged?

jtk

[Clay Parrish]

It's hard to see, but I am worried they might be peened on both sides. I guess I could drill and replace them, but that sounds like way more trouble than I want.

[Jim Koepke]

My choice is usually to leave things together if they don't have to come apart.

jtk