Patent ID: 6867949

Claim:
A method for making a disk drive, wherein said disk drive comprises a first disk and a first head, wherein said method comprises the steps of: positioning a push-pin assembly of a servo writer relative to said disk drive, wherein said push-pin assembly of said servo writer comprises: (a) a contact pin comprising a shaft and a contact head, wherein said contact head comprises an actuator arm facing surface engageable with a disk drive actuator arm assembly of said disk drive; (b) a body comprising a contact pin receptacle, wherein a first portion of said shaft of said contact pin is disposed in said contact pin receptacle such that said body is disposed about a perimeter of said first portion of said shaft of said contact pin, and wherein said contact head is disposed beyond an end of said body; and (c) a vibration damper disposed between at least a portion of said first portion of said shaft of said contact pin and said body, wherein an entirety of said shaft of said contact pin and said body are disposed in spaced relation; moving said push-pin assembly of said servo writer relative to said first disk of said disk drive and while said actuator arm facing surface of said push-pin assembly of said servo writer is engaged with said disk drive actuator arm assembly of said disk drive; and moving said first head of said disk drive relative to said first disk of said disk drive during said moving said push-pin assembly step, wherein a servo writing operation comprises said positioning step, said moving said push-pin assembly step, and said moving said first head step.