So, on the 2.5 T1 engine from an '89 LeBaron convertible that was swapped into my Rampage, the pin that keeps the actuator arm end from coming off the wastegate swing-arm is missing- and after fighting with it for several hours (half of that with the front mount pulled and the engine rolled forward as far as possible before the downpipe hitting the floor stops it) I've completely failed in getting a new pin it. With some creative phone photography I can at least see where the I should go- but I can in no way maneuver my fingers into position to even feel where the pin should go or get it to go in. Right now I've essentially safety-wired the two together, but have no idea how well that will hold up (the two stay together from friction alone -reasonably- well, but a hard shift on the part of the transmission will rattle them apart from all too much experience).


Am I missing something obvious and easy in how to do this? Or am I correct in assuming that the engineer who designed this setup clearly hated mechanics with the fire of a thousand suns and wanted to make sure you had to essentially pull the engine (or the head/manifold/turbo setup) to replace the pin?

Thanks!