strand 11 which protrudes from the lower end of the upper section is threaded into the aligning pin 25 inner tube the aligning pin 25 is fabricated with a diagonal cut on each end 26 and 27 and with the leading edges having bevels 28 as the upper section of pile continues to be lowered in place the aligning pin 25 beveled end 28 aligns the embedded tubes 24 such that the sides form a continuous plane and thus the sides of the pile sections are also aligned in the same planes the strand ends 11 which extended beyond the ends of the pile face when cast now slide past each other inside the hollow aligning pin 25 as the upper section is lowered in place and overlap for the full length of their exposed portion plus the length inside the embedded tube or to a distance of at least 36 times the diameters of the strand in instances where no tension load is required to be transmitted across the splice during use the splice is completed when the upper section is lowered to contact the upper end face of the previously driven lower section and driving with the pile hammer resumes in those situations where tension capacity through the splice is desired.