Lightweight journal support pin

1. A method of forming a journal support pin to support intermediate gears for use in a gas turbine engine comprising:

providing a titanium body, and

enveloping an outer surface outside of said titanium body with a material having a surface hardness that is harder than said titanium body;

wherein said material is provided by a steel sleeve;

drilling pin holes through the material and into the titanium body;

inserting pins into the holes;

welding the pins to at least one of the material and the titanium body; and

wherein oil supply holes extend from a central bore in said body through said surface.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 , comprising:

drilling oil supply holes through said material and into said titanium body to a depth of a central passage in said titanium body.