Hello
I have a severe leak from my steam wand (Europiccola , new model bought 2002).
I have a replacement set of gaskets, and reading the Europiccola gasket death it suggested the way to get to the steam wand gasket is to knock out the pin in the knob using an awl.

orphanespresso wrote:You have to drive the little pin out of the knob with a small nail or an awl, whatever does not damage the knob or the pin. Once you remove the pin the knob pulls off and the whole thing is easily figured out from there, Assembly is the reverse.
The shaft itself screws out ccw just like you were opening the valve. You might have to tug on it once it is completely turned out.

I have tried to do this using a hammer and nail but failed, could anyone provide more help. The 'pin' in my case is more like a clip sprung tightly against the hole...should i be trying to push a nail against a side of the clip, or find something exactly the same width as the clip, or is there a way of catching the clip in some way?

Thanks
Sean

If you can grind down an old screwdriver of the same diameter will work great
you want something flat that will not spread the clip more open ( therefore wider) inside the knob

I hate that pin. I use the flat end of a finishing nail. Slowly but surely it comes out with about a thousand tap of the hammer.

I used something that was the same size as the hole. I then placed the knob assembly on a hard surface and really started to beat on it with a hammer. Those pins can really stick in there and I'd read that the knob often breaks.

So, good luck. It took a surprising amount of force to get it out. Ideally you would find a way to support the assembly on both sides of the pin and hammer the pin out between the supports. As it is I bent the shaft just a little bit.

I believe it's called a roll pin, all you need is a mm or 2 sticking out the other side and then you can grab it with needle nose pliers and pull it out.. For more tricks maybe google roll pin. This needs more brains than brawn, you should be able to pull it without bending the shaft.

Roll pins are removed with a PIN PUNCH the same size as the roll pin , although the other suggestions have worked for me . Make sure the pin,nail,twig etc. is the same size as the roll pin .Maybe if it's really stuck let it soak overnight . Don't really know why this knob has to be removed though ?

Brendan wrote:Roll pins are removed with a PIN PUNCH the same size as the roll pin , although the other suggestions have worked for me . Make sure the pin,nail,twig etc. is the same size as the roll pin .Maybe if it's really stuck let it soak overnight . Don't really know why this knob has to be removed though ?

You have to remove the knob to replace the steam tap seal and washers.I usually use a vice, wind out the jaws to 5-10mm gap, place a couple of towels/rags on jaws to prevent damage.Then place the steam tap arm on the jaws so the pin will be tapped out into the gap between the jaws.I usually use an upside down nail, but the appropiate sized punch would be best.