Quote Originally Posted by tysamigo View Post
The pin APPEARS to be hollow only because that end of the pin was pressed by a machine. The pin is solid for sure, but at one end (and only at one end),

OK, gotcha.

the end that is showing in the pic, has a "lip" that is pressed by a machine press once it's inserted.

That's the end you'll need to work on. You may have to actually drill that hole deeper though before you tap & cut.


I'll PM you my cell # in case you want to discuss.