I made that same repair with my case. It is very easy to do. One thing I thought of after making the repair was using an auto body stinger and using the stud to tug the pin out of the hole. I have never tried it but I would probably give it a shot if that should happen again. Actually I would probably pull an old case out and duplicate the issue just in case it might damage the case. That way I would not be practicing on a good engine.
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