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Actually or ideally, no. You should be peening the pin which means that the metal is being mushroomed at the ends only. This does shorten the pin, and there may be some "fattening" too, but this is...

Let me share a little secret trick that might work. Carbon Paste. This is the stuff that bike mechanics use in slip joints (seat posts/stems) so that the parts have enough friction to bind properly...