Dave, you must be very careful in removing the old pintel screws. If they break, you will have a real issue. Trust me...I know.
You are so right! I pounded with a hand impact driver til my hands hurt and succeeded in loosening only one of eight of the screws of the lower pintles. How can you get those things out? Is this hopeless? I don't want to drill all 12 screws (upper and lower, larboard and starboard).
