You would have to size the nail head to fit into the frame mounting bracket. Then once in place the spring presses the ferrule outward which would make the nail shaft butt up agains the hole and at the same time not allow the head to come back out of the bracket hole thus allowing the kickstand to stay in place. My point being that if you lose the pin you no longer have a simple installation facing you.
Ray Homiski Elizabeth, NJ
> I would think that you could make a replacement pin by sawing the top
> off a common nail... Jamie Swan - Northport, N.Y.
>
> wheelman@nac.net wrote:
>
>> Did not realize I would cause such a string but I have to jump in. My
>> Sports Tourer has the kickstand and I would not remove it because I
>> just finished restoring the bike back to original. Having said that, I
>> am a former balloon bike restorer and have removed over a 100 of these
>> with and without the tool. There are two types of approved tools for
>> this. One has a double pully mechanism on one lever and the other has
>> a swinging device on the end of the lever that wraps around the body
>> of the kickstand housing. Both use raised fingers to compress the
>> ferrule into the housing so you can remove the pin. The latter works
>> better than the former but both were "Schwinn Approved" tools. I have
>> had and sold a few of these. I still have the Park version with is the
>> swinging clamp type. Another thing is that the kickstands varied in
>> size so they are not direct replacements for eachother. You had to
>> have the right part number to replace one with. If they bent in the
>> housing then they were a pain to remove. I have also witnessed the a
>> unique removal process using a chisle to whack the entire housing off
>> the frame, cheeze, what were they thinking. If you do not have the
>> tool you can remove it by using a small ball bering and a pair of
>> large channel locks. Basically place the ball bearing up against the
>> ferrule and compress it with the channel lock to push it into the
>> housing. Remove the pin and there you go. Of course without the proper
>> tool trying to replace it this way is really tough. Be careful any way
>> you remove it not to loose the pin. If you do that then kiss the
>> kickstand goodbye until you find a replacement.
>>
>> Ray Homiski
>> Elizabeth, NJ