Phaeton top irons

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ekentner1

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I have a pair of '28 Phaeton top irons that I'm trying to restore. They are pretty much frozen shut with rust Neither contain any wood at all. Both sides have what appears to be a "pull pin" in one of their joints. Both pins have a "finger loop" and both are fairly loose in the joint they connect. What are these pins used for?

Ed
 
Like this? It is just the way they were assembled. Soak the rivets thoroughly with a good rust penetrating oil ( -such as PB Blaster ) and then slowly work the connection and they will eventually break free.
 

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Thanks Brent. The picture you supplied is of the "pull pin" I was asking about. What is its function? Both sides have identical pins, but I don't understand why this joint required a different connection than all the other hinge joints? Why the wire loop on the pins?
 
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