THREAD IT TO REMOVE IT
Solid smaller sized dowel pins can be stubborn sometimes. One of the most useful ways I’ve found to deal with the really stubborn ones is to start by putting a heavy chamfer the outside edge of the dowel with a grinder. Then I run a die on it. In this case the dowel is 1/4″ OD and the die used was a 1/4-20 NC. Run the die on as far as you can and then remove it. Lay a washer over the dowel, turn a nut on the dowel until it stops. Take the nut back off, add another washer and repeat until the dowel comes out.  

Joshua Hartmann 
Hartmann Racing and Development 
Gerald, MO
JULY, 2022