You can use the edit button to edit your post, you don't need to double post. As for your original question, I don't see any reason to take the pegs out. I can't say I've ever tried it, but it sounds like it would just make the corners more unstable and more prone to fall apart.
How does he know that the pegs changed anything? He said that he cleaned it and re-lubed it, so I see no way of knowing if taking out the pegs made a difference. I don't see the point in it at all.