Webley Senior cocking link spring replacement - pin removal?

[ChasP]

Hi all - possibly obscure but someone here might have a tip. I have limited tools, but have a small punch and hammer. I need to replace the tiny spring that fits on the cocking arm of my Senior. The old one has given up. Knibbs sent out a replacement, but I'm having no joy removing the pin that holds the two parts of the arm and the spring. It's obviously never been apart before, and I would like to keep my scratching of the blueing to a minimum!
Anyone have any bright ideas about how to go about driving the pin out, and peening it back after the surgery - or is the a cunning way of threading the new spring on there?!
(Am away for 24 hrs but will be back at it on my return - Thanks in advance and happy weekend!)

[scooter48]

Hi there,i have a book on air rifle and pistol repair and maintenance.The Webley Senior shown here looks early and the book says the buffer pin and small compression spring will eject out of their hole.If these are seized,tap out using a small screwdriver angled on the buffer tip.Hope this is off some help.

[scooter48]

Hi there,i have a maintenance book on air rifles and pistols.It shows a Webley Senior being stripped and on the the cocking linkit says the buffer pin and small compression spring will eject out of their hole.If these are seized,tap out using a small screwdriver angled on the buffer tip.Hope this is of some help to you.

[Benelli B76]

I strip these quite often and found that a larger diameter punch that has a short piece at the tip, say 3/16 inch long ground down to the pin diameter or smaller, is great for getting them to start to move, then finish them off with the correct small punch.

Baz

[DAVALI]

sometimes there’s a slight taper to the pin hole making it tight, if possible check that your trying to remove from the opposite side that it was driven in, other than that as previous posters.
Dave.

[Benelli B76]

They can be tight but I find you can deliver more impact with this..

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[Troubledshooter]

I agree with the above; don't try and shift the pin with a standard length 1/16" pin punch, it is likely to break, and do place the offending item on a firm surface.