Ok y'all, first question for help.
I'm trying to drift out the coupling link pin so that I can separate the coupling link from the back half of the toggle assembly. So far it has defeated me.
It's not bent, b/c I have full travel, with no sticking. Part moves freely on its axis, with no histeresis (doesn't wobble). Is there a trick to it? Is there maybe a stop rim on one side of it, so that I might be trying to drift it out from the wrong side?
Also, after having started my detail cleaning I am finding some bluing underneath the rust I have been able to remove, and under some of the chrome plating that is starting to flake away. It's not great, but it's there, and the pitting may not be as bad as I feared. So, I am cautiously hopeful that I can do a good quality cold blue on this (yay!!), rather than coat it . So, here's what I need to know:
I've observed that there are three kinds of finishes on these guns, based on photos I've seen on this site: blued, blued/strawed, and in the white. Can someone point me to a list that tells me what parts are blued, what parts are strawed, and what remains in the white? If the option to blue is going to be put on the table, I want to make it appear proper and respectable. Thanks!