your not going to hurt anything.

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

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You might wind up damaging the pins if you hammer them hard. Try some penetrating oil first, instead of WD40. Sometimes, I've been able to loosen stuck pins by gripping them between the pads, with a Visegrip pliers and rotating them to break them free. Might also want to get some new pins first, just in case you wind up wasting the old ones.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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DrDKW

except your knuckles.....be firm and have a good aim.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

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3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more