Customs: Repair Advice: MP09 Windshield Anchor

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  1. BreakdownRobot

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    Howdy Y'All!

    I recently purchased an MP09 v2 from a fellow board member. Transformed him into Hot Rod alt mode just fine (holy smokes, those legs are difficult!), but when I tried to do the next transformations to attach the trailer I noticed the anchor holding the windshield to the center pin had broken in two.

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    The missing piece is wedged in a gap right behind the motor, so it's just a mater of supergluing the pieces back together (I hope), but I think I'll need to remove that center pin. Has anyone had experience popping out this particular pin and could offer some advice?

    I've read the tutorials on removing pins, but I can't tell which side is the anchor end. It'll be my first time doing any kind of TF repair, so I want to be sure I do it right. :eek: 

    Thanks in advance!
     
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    Update: Managed to get the pin out without too much of a hassle. From my pic, the burred end is on the right side. Got the pieces superglued last night, waiting until tonight before I reassemble. Now to find some matching orange paint to hide the seam it created...
     
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    I'd recommend taking a rotary tool to make the shaft of where the pin fits in just a little bigger. If not, you're going to have that thing break right back off on ya.