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How do you remove pop rivets?
Posted: 15 May 2006, 12:59
by happytheman
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
Posted: 15 May 2006, 13:04
by tonytech
As far as I know... Drill them out
T
Posted: 15 May 2006, 13:09
by charlie brown syndrome
i'll second that!
well thats the way ive always done them anyway
Posted: 15 May 2006, 13:30
by happytheman
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
Drilling rivets out
Posted: 15 May 2006, 13:54
by brookie
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.
Posted: 15 May 2006, 13:58
by matt
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