Well this sucks, I just got a response from FIRST
Reply:
When we examined the cylinders that we had in stock, we thought that the
end pins were more than lightly pressed into the cylinder bases. We
envisioned teams clamping the cylinders in vises and driving the pins
out. Because we had the "no-modification rule", and did not want teams
criticizing us for another rule change, mid stream, we stuck to it and
issued the response quoted above. Rule M16 did not specifically state that
you could not remove the pin. The Forum posting by FIRST clarified the "no
modification of pneumatic components" statement in M17 by explicitly
mentioning the pin. By removing the pin, you have modified the air cylinder.
36F
Looks like I have to modify my mount to put the pin back in, shouldn't be that bad I guess just a waste of my time
