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Originally Posted by karostay
The cups have gotten to big to support the flags  |
as the cups are aluminum. You probably mean the hole the cups are put into become elongated and they do for the same reason sand comes up the center hole. As time passes and compaction occurs the pin hole in the cup won't fill with sand and the pin will stay in the cup(fully)and this in turn will prevent the pin from flopping out of the cup and elongating the hole via the cup being moved around incrementally.
Patience folks. Be gently when replacing the pin...it doesn't take any force as it's designed to fit easily with very little play.