Take the pin to a machine shop that can cut a grove around the pin and use an e-clip, or snap ring of the correct diameter. E-clip would push in with your finger, and pull out with a flathead screwdriver, and snap ring would use a simple tool called "snap ring pliers" :haha: to take in and out, and the holes for the pliers and be pointed in any direction you wanted.

When you said "shorted pin i could find was 5 7/8" wide" did you mean 5 7/8" long? and too long?


And that wire lock pin should work, if I'm thinking the right way about your dilema.