Front Fridge door hinges - 45DS

[Ray Yager]

SV Grace (2008-45DS) has a stainless front door for the fridge.  Has anyone successfully removed the hinge pins?  Any trick to it.  I've tried using a punch and hammer.  Heat?

[Ray Yager]

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[Ray Yager]

Closing the loop on this saga.  I determined that in fact the hinge pin can be extracted.  I just needed a bigger hammer and more swing room. So I bought a 12" long phillips-head screw driver that allowed me to clear the grab bar in front of the refrigerator.  Then I smacked the pin three times before it dropped out.