Leo, not sure what a "linker" is. The T-16 had the same track as a Brit bren Carrier with a dead steel track, round pin and end caps held in place by clevis pins. In theory, a 5 lb hammer slam on the track tool, seated on the track pin, would break the clevis and allow removal of the cap and subsequent driving out of the track pin. This rarely happened and I normally had to resort to the "blue flame wrench" to cut and remove the cap. That was the only hassle and replacing the end caps and clevis pins. Is a linker something like an end connector for double pin track? Pretty sure linkers are a lot cheaper than vintage 1940's end caps and track sections.

Bill