If you just take out the pins, there will be a nasty lash situation between the two rotating parts that are still there.
Last year, we had some success with using red RTV to fill in the gap. To do that, however, we discarded the black ring which surrounds the pins and replaced it with a ring that would contain the RTV and rotate along with this new 'coupling'
This year that ring is not removeable.
Ideas appreciated.
