How do you remove pop rivets?

Post by **happytheman** » 15 May 2006, 12:59

I am going to change the catches on the elevating roof and the old ones are pop rivetted on. Am I right in assuming that you drill them out or is there a much safer way?

Thanks

Andy

Post by **tonytech** » 15 May 2006, 13:04

As far as I know... Drill them out

T

Post by **charlie brown syndrome** » 15 May 2006, 13:09

i'll second that!
well thats the way ive always done them anyway

Post by **happytheman** » 15 May 2006, 13:30

Cheers, that's what I thought, never done it before though. Just have to be carful not to go through fabric of roof with drill

Post by **brookie** » 15 May 2006, 13:54

Just drill off the heads of the rivets then tap the remaining body of rivet through using a small punch. The rivets will probably be 1/8" diameter inwhich case use a 3.2mm drill (5/32" use 4.0mm drill). This way you won't oversize hole and replacement rivets will be a nice tight fit.

Post by **matt** » 15 May 2006, 13:58

if they are devon pop rivets, find your replacements 1st, took me 5 hardware places till i got some of a mate of a mate of a mate

5mm x 15mm fro9m memory

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How do you remove pop rivets?

How do you remove pop rivets?

Drilling rivets out