Pflueger 1989 Transfer Click Mechanism to Another Tail Plate

[Mike Franzen]

I'm wondering if I can transfer all of the click mechanism from this original tail plate to a replacement. What would I do?

[Mike Franzen]

Can I transfer all the click parts to a new tail plate?



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[The Fishing Hobby]

Those look like solid rivets. If so you would have to drill or grind the head off one side and use a pin punch of the appropriate diameter to knock the rest of the rivet out. You could pop rivet them back into the new piece or use a solid pin of the correct diameter made of aluminum or brass and use a steel backer bar or anvil and either an air hammer (fast but tricky) or a hammer and a larger diameter punch to mushroom the ends of the pins.

[john elder]

Yes, need to file off the inside end of the pin, then knock it out. You then won't have enough material on the end to peen over and put back. Will need to make a new pin with excess on end for peening. hmmmm...if you only knew someone with a lathe....