Not sure but it sounds like roll pins which you need. Either look under "Engineering Supplies" in the yellow pages or go to a tool or hardware shop - they sell these in assortment boxes but sometimes they have a box open from which they sell items singly.
A split pin might do either but the ends would be sticking out and could be a hazard.
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