I am rebuilding the steering on a 67 convertible. I am trying to remove the steering control valve from the center link. There is a pin in the center link that prevents the control valve from unthreading. Does anyone know how to get this pin out?

 

This is from my '69 manual - not sure if they're similar?

 

There is a clamp that holds the ball stud sleeve to the end of the centerlink. Remove the bolt and nut on the clamp, take a hammer and knock the clamp off the end of the sleeve onto the centerlink.

Now you can better get to the retaining pin. Take a pair of wire cutters, clamp the wire cutters onto the retaining pin near the base, hard enough to grip the hardened pin without cutting through it. Now lever the pin up and out by angling and lifting the cutters against the sleeve. Should pull right out.

If the pin is rusted up and breaks, or you end up cutting through it, try to grind the pin down before unscrewing the sleeve or you will tear up the threads in both pieces. When you get ready to re-assemble the sleeve onto the centerlink, don't bother trying to drill out the remainder of the old pin. It is hardened steel and will break the drill bit. Instead, just move over about 1/4" and drill a new hole. Just keep the new hole in line along the link with the old hole. It is far easier to drill the centerlink than the pin. It takes a 1/8" drill bit.