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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="switch123"]The shiny spot on the lock pin is normal, that is where it rubs against the back of the knuckle when moves up and strikes the top inside of the coupler.[/quote]</P> <P mce_keep="true"> </P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2>If that spot on the locking pin is normal, then it looks to me like a knuckle was pulled out of the coupler body by breaking the coupler body.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An alternative scenario of too much tensile force would be for the knuckle to break.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Another alternative would be to pull a coupler out of the draft gear.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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